60 fine for shortcut From Hampshire Chronicle
The council announced last year that it would be installing two cameras at Coach House Place. They are now in situ and, as of Monday, motorists who use the taxi and bus route into the station will face a 60 fine.
Cllr Michael Filer, the council’s cabinet member for transport, said: “Coach House Place is retained for taxi and bus traffic only.
“The majority of motorists follow the current signage and take the correct routes, however others are flouting the regulations and causing a road safety issue, as well as congestion problems for our public transport operators.
I still can’t see why motorist can’t use this road, it saves petrol by not having to go to the Lansdowne area to get onto Lansdowne road. Perhaps I can see buses only but why buses and TAXIS, the taxi is a car and one where people pay to use it. As. Motorist I pay road fund tax, petrol tax, insurance tax and my time is just a valuable as public transport users.
Why does councillor Filer say it is a safety thing? Many people find getting out of Asda hard with all the traffic and some use the other exit near the station to go under the motorway using
Coach house place as a way to get onto Lansdowne road.
I for one see this not as a problem but as a solution but our council don’t want private drivers in town and see this as a way of making more money from the motorist.
I wonder if this is legal or is it another scheme they haven’t legal done the correct way like the parking metres.
I still can’t see why motorist can’t use this road, it saves petrol by not having to go to the Lansdowne area to get onto Lansdowne road. Perhaps I can see buses only but why buses and TAXIS, the taxi is a car and one where people pay to use it. As. Motorist I pay road fund tax, petrol tax, insurance tax and my time is just a valuable as public transport users.
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Why does councillor Filer say it is a safety thing? Many people find getting out of Asda hard with all the traffic and some use the other exit near the station to go under the motorway using
Coach house place as a way to get onto Lansdowne road.
I for one see this not as a problem but as a solution but our council don’t want private drivers in town and see this as a way of making more money from the motorist. Perhaps I can see buses only but why buses and TAXIS, the taxi is a car and one where people pay to use it. As. Motorist I pay road fund tax, petrol tax, insurance tax and my time is just a valuable as public transport users.
Why does councillor Filer say it is a safety thing? Many people find getting out of Asda hard with all the traffic and some use the other exit near the station to go under the motorway using
Coach house place as a way to get onto Lansdowne road.
I for one see this not as a problem but as a solution but our council don’t want private drivers in town and see this as a way of making more money from the motorist.
I wonder if this is legal or is it another scheme they haven’t legal done the correct way like the parking metres.
for once i completely agree with pete woodley all this is in my opinion is money grabbing and to red golfer i would say as soon as you get in a car you break some law or another cars in my opinion should be allowed to use bus lanes and only fined if they hold up the progress of a bus strange to me holdenhurst rd christchurch rd castle lane gridlocked sometimes and a third of the road is taken up with an empty bus lanefor once i completely agree with pete woodley all this is in my opinion is money grabbing and to red golfer i would say as soon as you get in a car you break some law or another cars in my opinion should be allowed to use bus lanes and only fined if they hold up the progress of a bus strange to me holdenhurst rd christchurch rd castle lane gridlocked sometimes and a third of the road is taken up with an empty bus lane
Another money grabber.[/p][/quote]Don’t drive down there and it won’t cost you a penny.
If you think its ok for you to do so then you deserve every fine you get.[/p][/quote]I totally agree with Pete. B’mth are suffering a lack of income from parking due to their incompetence, and are now looking to fleece the motorist another way.
What are the specific risks here and what steps have been taken to mitigate them? I challenge the council to reveal the financial benefit they anticipate from this and if any alternatives were considered.