I think they will (drivers are the new smokers) and it may be implemented season after next. It seems the excuse is the new arenaYep nailed me pal, I didn’t read it carefully enough. So the bad news is where I park now is on the list but the good news is that literally only 100 yds away there are streets that aren’t.
That said, if this gains any traction it would seem to make sense from their point of view to make the whole area between Bradford Rd and Oldham Rd an exclusion zone.
What’s your gut feeling - is it just a matter of time before these restrictions are implemented ?
There are no restrictions just a first come basis the velodrome is currently undergoing refurbishmentIs there any restrictions outside the velodrome?? Thanks
You can submit your views on the parking scheme even if you don't live in the area - I did last night on the website. What winds me up about it is that it drags in streets fans park on which are not residential at all. I can understand not wanting people to clog up estates and terraced streets in Ancoats, Beswick, Miles Platting but to drag in the lanes around Clayton Vale, Phillips Park almost up to Newton Heath border etc is opportunism, especially as matchday trams aren't the best. I gather residents in Clayton aren't that keen and can understand why, they've done a similar thing where my folks live in Withington and it's a nightmare if you have visitors.Thanks for the heads up Dickie. Where I currently park fortunately isn’t on that list but obviously as people who park on the listed streets look for space elsewhere it becomes more difficult for everyone to find a spot.
How the fuck do they expect people to get to the ground if they implement a miles wide exclusion zone ? There are only a finite number of businesses with enough space to accommodate match day parking. Public transport seems to be wholly inadequate judging by the threads on here. Huge problems are incoming.
I guarantee you some prick at the council will have a plan for most supporters to arrive on foot or by bicycle by the year 2030 or some other such nonsense.
I also got one for the spurs game. Parking eye now run it so it's all automated only 90 mins on matchday.The Asda car park freebie has finally ended. They have moved to 90mins parking on match days, I’ve had a warning letter from parking eye after the Spurs game.
This is my main issue too! Forty mins in the car, anything up to an hour and a half when public transport meets its published timetable. The second issue is getting to the ground 'early'. I used to set off two hours before kick off - pie, Bovril, read the proggy, watch the City Square stuff, but the 'new' car park arrangements have me setting off three hours before kick off. Yer soon get fed up of a ninety+ min game of football taking six hours out of a day.. . . . . . . .
The logistics of getting to the game and back will stop me from attending
I parked there from the time we first moved into the Etihad. The company who own it now make more money from the lorries in there and the owner is now looking to sell it for housing.Any idea why that closed? I remember asking a while ago and I don’t think people were too sure - shame as used to park there for years