Understand that there has been some problems with car parking spaces. It is important that all disabled fans who need a parking space get one. Easy to solve : all staff including players, caoches, directors, owners etc should not park at the club. They have to arrive well before the game starts so they can easily walk from say Joseph Rhodes, The Stoneleigh or wherever, there is no reason why they need to park at the club on match days. Disabled fans, home and away should have priority.

Disabled fans are able to book a space i think.

Think there are more disabled fans requiring car parking spaces than has been allocated. We know BV is not fit for purpose, the least we can do is ensure that every disabled fan who wants a space gets one. So we need imaginative management to ensure that disabled fans are catered for. Think outsidethe box. I would bet any ammount that if our players, staff, owner, directors etc were asked to give up their car park space if they knew it meant a disabled fan was going to have a better match day experience, they would in a second

Likewise when Sky or the RL come to town we need to tell them that they have to park at The Stoneleigh or some such other place that is convenient for an able bodied fan.

Hi

I'm meeting with Davide on Thursday and hope to be able resolve these issues relating to disabled parking.

I will post what has been agreed after the meeting.

Cheers

Jason

Agreed, the Pineapple Inn has shut down on the common and the car park is always empty, they could park on there and then jog down to the ground.

Not the players though you just know that's just asking for trouble...

good luck with the meeting, after tonight's chat I can't see why they shouldn't listen to you.

we all know how difficult the change over has been but now is the time to listen to what is just being suggested not demanded, we are all supporters of the club not limpets clinking on for financial gain and just want to see the club back on track.

jason im sure davide will be more help but last year was a fiasco with franny 2 letters never replied to

Cheers Mutley, yes I'm sure we will be able to sort this. It's led to a lot of frustration, but I beleive there is a very simple solution to the problem.

All the staff did not park in the club car park on friday they moved their cars to surrounding streets well before the game to create extra spaces in the car park.

On the topic of parking I used to park on the retail park by the cinema but they are clamping down (fines) on folk parking up and walking into town etc. I'm not sure if they are policing it sunday but I was stung for £60 at Valley Parade once at the nearby retail park.

Good to hear, great minds think alike. Lets be a flagship club when it comes to looking after disabled fans. Apart from it just being a good worthwhile thing to do, it must also look well on any SL application.
Well done staff in parking elsewhere.

Just to keep all you guys posted...

Unfortunately I have had to cancel my meeting with Davide, due to unforseen circumstances.

In lieu of this I have sent a proposal to Davide by email, which should resolve the issue once and for all.

I will let you know the club's response to this.

I think it is great that staff have given up their places for the disabled parking. I think that should be sent to the press as a very poistive view of the club admin now.
However that can't be the best long term option.

The staff have been doing that for years ... and before someone asks, yes the much villified Richardsons parked elsewhere on matchdays.

must have been his body double that i saw getting in to the car last year then!

Something to note - the fines you get from a private parking company, such as the one that manages the retail park and cineworld car parks, are totally unenforceable and have no more validity than if I walked up to you in the street and handed you an invoice for £60.

Park there for as long as you like and when they send you a PCN (parking charge notice, so-called because it sounds a bit like the more official 'penalty charge notice' and has the same scary acronym; also, produced deliberately to look like a police PCN, with checkerboard pattern on top etc, for maximum intimidation effect) chuck it in the bin; they'll send you a few more, which you should also chuck in the bin. I absolutely, positively guarantee you that you won't hear from them beyond a few snotty letters.

Enjoy!

I'd be interested to see something that could prove that.......not questioning your authority on this particularly but having been stung before I'd be interested to see how I could get away with it.
If they have a notice to charge for parking, and they clock you in and out of a private car park, surely they can take you to court for non payment?

It's based on the private parking company having to rely on contract law rather than statute, thus creating a fairly onerous set of legal requirements they have to satisfy before being able to enforce their charges.

All the details are [url=http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?s=a34f8904a75145b3c2444453dd6dbfa0&showtopic=46975here[/url and I can verify from personal experience that it works.

Private parking companies rely on fear, intimidation and ignorance - fight the power!

It's true!! Same thing happened to me....I just ignored the ticket and they went away!! DO NOT PAY THEM!!

I think I said 'the staff' not the Chairman of the Club!

Thanks for the heads up, hopefully when I do clothes shopping I can park up in Crown Point and walk to Leeds city centre still too!

sorry..just saw the richardsons.