Problems with car parking at Liskeard since charges were introduced by FGW

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[JayMac]

Sorry, I don't see why regular travellers who already pay sky high fares should have to fork out extra for parking. Many people have to drive to the station.

Supermarkets don't charge! We pay for shopping.

As for, "people will just park and buy a single to the next stop" - have a ^10 minimum fare to validate your parking! (similar to supermarkets who do this to stop people buying a mars bar to validate a free days parking! )

And I'll explain the "green idea" to you. Each day, the train service runs (hopefully!) giving off X tons of CO₂. I can either drive to work, releasing an addtional Y tons or take the train, releasing none. In fact I reduce emissions, as there will be slightly less congestion.

Ah, all well and good Btline. But does your carbon footprint take into account all the gas you release on this forum? 

[Btline]

 

[Tim]

Supermarkets don't charge! We pay for shopping.

And folk who walk to the supermarket subsidise your parking space.  I am not saying that is wrong but to be fair folk who walk whoudl get a discount.

[vacman]

I remember in Norwich, there was a manned multi-story car-park next to the station, if you got your car=park pass stamed in the station (on production of a valid ticket), then you got a reduction on the parking rate.

and you still do today ............
Price to park in St Ives station these days ?

St Ives station isn't owned by the railway, wonderful BR^▸ (British Rail(ways)) sold it off in the 70's. As for Liskeard, if your so tight that you're not going to pay ^2.00 for parking for a whole day then you need to get a life!

[devon_metro]

Many people have to drive to the station.

Does something bad happen if they don't?


By your logic, my ^12 AP ticket to London means I should pay through the roof at my car park, to subsidise those poor souls on the ^70 SVR fare who should get free parking due to paying such ridiculous fares.

Yeh right...

[Btline]

If it was FREE parking, it would probably be full by 7 am. How would you suggest that these people will be kept out?

By, as I have said twice previously, by only having free parking for Season Ticket holders and those who spend more than, say, ^10 (or more) in fares.

Most stations in the West Midlands have free parking. (ok, it's because they are sponsored by NWM/Centro) As a result, people drive from places outside the midlands to park there.