| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR 18:43 - Sep 3 with 15508 views | ArnieM |
Just to warn people who travel in to was Town from afar. The IBC have a reported, predicted, £22m + shortfall in funding and are planning a raft of cuts to save money.
But one of their planned items to claw in money that caught my eye is their plans to raise car parking fees in the the car parks around Portman Rd on match days, from the reported £6 to a whopping £15!!!!!
How the hell can they justify that? I don't think ITFC will be very impressed. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 22:52 - Sep 3 with 2298 views | textbackup |
They barely spent a thing on maintaining parks, or grass verges for a few years. Surely that’s saved them a fair bit. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:02 - Sep 3 with 2267 views | stonojnr |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 21:36 - Sep 3 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
So it’s not only the private sector engaged in price gouging.
There was a time when the working class could afford to go to football, now councils putting the boot in. Train prices are more than flying abroad so that’s not an options for many (when they are even running). The Park and ride is the worst I’ve used in the whole of England, and not fit for purpose.
The best option seems the various parking apps, and hopefully most will be able to avoid this opportunism. |
the park and ride would probably be alot better if more people used it, so it became a profitable service.
whilst it loses money and so requires subsidies to keep going, it will always be done as cheaply as it can be. |  | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:16 - Sep 3 with 2222 views | stonojnr |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 19:27 - Sep 3 by Dubtractor |
I'm not here to defend IBC, and that proposed parking increase is a p1ss take, but pretty much every council in the country is facing a financial disaster in the coming years if they don't take really difficult decisions now.
Years of austerity under the tories have left councils fooked, with council tax freezes for a number of years, reduced grant funding from central government, and the cost of certain services (especially people based services) sky rocketing as demand increases. |
well lets not forget IBCs property company, Ipswich Borough Assets, reported a 6.3million pound loss last year, and thats 6.3million in council tax payers money, its not a paper loss as the council like to claim or maybe its just one of those economic black holes that appear from nowhere, its where they put Cornhenge right and the money they spent on it ? nah I blame the hadron collider.
but there you go whilst paying extra to get your bins emptied,or park you car somewhere now, you can feel warm and happy that the millions in tax money they collect is paying for some office space in Peterborough, that no-one wants to rent. | | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:28 - Sep 3 with 2189 views | Churchman |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:02 - Sep 3 by stonojnr |
the park and ride would probably be alot better if more people used it, so it became a profitable service.
whilst it loses money and so requires subsidies to keep going, it will always be done as cheaply as it can be. |
Or to turn it round, if they offered a decent, reliable service people might use it and so invest/buy into it. It has to work first.
As for me, travelling from Kent or if I’m staying in Waldringfield public transport simply isn’t an option.
Solution? Restore Rate Support Grant to pre tory levels and increase income tax if necessary to pay for it - oh and employ more tax inspectors to go after those that don’t pay their share. [Post edited 3 Sep 2024 23:31]
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:34 - Sep 3 with 2166 views | textbackup |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:28 - Sep 3 by Churchman |
Or to turn it round, if they offered a decent, reliable service people might use it and so invest/buy into it. It has to work first.
As for me, travelling from Kent or if I’m staying in Waldringfield public transport simply isn’t an option.
Solution? Restore Rate Support Grant to pre tory levels and increase income tax if necessary to pay for it - oh and employ more tax inspectors to go after those that don’t pay their share. [Post edited 3 Sep 2024 23:31]
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Park over Chantry and walk in. Only 15mins max.
Waldringfield, the route 66 is an option. Park up and ride it in? | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:56 - Sep 3 with 2112 views | Churchman |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:34 - Sep 3 by textbackup |
Park over Chantry and walk in. Only 15mins max.
Waldringfield, the route 66 is an option. Park up and ride it in? |
The 66 bus goes from Martlesham. The bus service from Waldringfield is once a day, only on weekdays. Not much use really.
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I have used a private drive on Chantry using one of the apps. I know where it is, given my parents had one of it’s first council houses in the 50s and oddly my mother died in the care home there.
Public transport from Kent is train, underground, train. It is very expensive, slow and night games are not a realistic option.
Generally I use one of the car parks 10 mins walk and beyond, all of which I notice are putting their prices up. Everyone from thieving Water Companies to car parks wants their slice of the pie it would seem. | | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 04:03 - Sep 4 with 2061 views | TractorWood |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 21:32 - Sep 3 by SheffordBlue |
It will be interesting to see if 2) is successful of if it just pushes cars out on surrounding roads, other parking.
I have a 2 hour drive to home games and public transport isn't really a viable option so have no choice but to park. I currently park about a mile away and walk in and I think within that range there are plenty of spots. Think some people will stump up the extra money while others will just park elsewhere. |
Well it is a viable option as you must pass at least one station when you can dump the car get a train on the London line. What I think you're saying is that it's easier, more convenient and no different in cost to drive.
It's entirely viable and you do have a choice. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 05:01 - Sep 4 with 2039 views | LA_Tractor_Boy |
Is this all IBC car parks in Ipswich?
I usually use the P&R at London Road, but for midweek matches and Sundays I use West End Road car park.
I assume West End Road will be included in the list of car parks around Portman Road. What official alternatives are there? | | | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 06:27 - Sep 4 with 1978 views | tractorboy1978 |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 04:03 - Sep 4 by TractorWood |
Well it is a viable option as you must pass at least one station when you can dump the car get a train on the London line. What I think you're saying is that it's easier, more convenient and no different in cost to drive.
It's entirely viable and you do have a choice. |
Use a train on the London line to Ipswich? That’s some alternative. Extortionate prices to sit on a bus replacement service half the time. | | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:19 - Sep 4 with 1926 views | TractorWood |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 06:27 - Sep 4 by tractorboy1978 |
Use a train on the London line to Ipswich? That’s some alternative. Extortionate prices to sit on a bus replacement service half the time. |
It's £7 return from Stow to Ipswich and takes 11 minutes.
Again, it's an entirely viable option and reasonable choice to avoid parking in Ipswich and contributing to gridlock.
The post I was responding to was someone who 'had no viable option' and 'had' to drive from doorstep to doorstep. [Post edited 4 Sep 2024 7:22]
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:26 - Sep 4 with 1902 views | SheffordBlue |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 04:03 - Sep 4 by TractorWood |
Well it is a viable option as you must pass at least one station when you can dump the car get a train on the London line. What I think you're saying is that it's easier, more convenient and no different in cost to drive.
It's entirely viable and you do have a choice. |
Double the time and more than double the cost for the people who come in my car to go via public transport. I go out of my way to car share with others.
Walking would also be 'viable' but totally unpractical. | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:28 - Sep 4 with 1895 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 21:22 - Sep 3 by Help |
Dynamic Pricing
Supply & Demand [Post edited 3 Sep 2024 21:35]
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Is this where the more demand there is the less you have to charge to cover costs and make a reasonable profit? |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:31 - Sep 4 with 1877 views | ITFC_Forever |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 19:16 - Sep 3 by Trequartista |
Charging for brown bins as well.
I thought when you found a black hole in the finances you blamed whoever has been in power for the last 14 years? Ipswich Borough Council. |
Been doing that for years in Gt Blakenham. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:38 - Sep 4 with 1845 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:02 - Sep 3 by stonojnr |
the park and ride would probably be alot better if more people used it, so it became a profitable service.
whilst it loses money and so requires subsidies to keep going, it will always be done as cheaply as it can be. |
Yes it’s definitely the public’s fault it’s an appalling service. The final time I used it they kept getting cancelled. After an hour of waiting ended up having to get a cab back to my car, or risk standing at the bus stop all evening.
I guess you go around buying terrible products in the knowledge if you keep buying it the quality will improve. | | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:51 - Sep 4 with 1811 views | cressi |
Funny when covid was on we said they would want all the money back plus more we all live in rip of Britain since everything has gone up loads I comparison to wages no party cares anymore about people on 12 pound a hour and things aren't getting any better. | | | |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:03 - Sep 4 with 1772 views | GeoffSentence |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 19:16 - Sep 3 by Trequartista |
Charging for brown bins as well.
I thought when you found a black hole in the finances you blamed whoever has been in power for the last 14 years? Ipswich Borough Council. |
I was honestly surpised that IBC didnt charge for brown bins. They charge for them here in beautiful Babergh and also Mid-Suffolk. IBC's proposed charge is cheaper than we currently pay as well. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:08 - Sep 4 with 1742 views | Swansea_Blue |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 07:28 - Sep 4 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Is this where the more demand there is the less you have to charge to cover costs and make a reasonable profit? |
That’s the one! Customers benefitting from the economies of scale. Def info  |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:18 - Sep 4 with 1685 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Premier League pricing. As far as I am aware nobody is being forced to use the car parks - but I suspect 99.99 per cent of Ipswich Council Tax payers think its a good idea. | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:25 - Sep 4 with 1670 views | GeoffSentence |
When councils are struggling to fund essential services, like social care for instance, I find people getting worked up about parking fees to be a bit self-obsessed.
MInd you if I were running the country, no-one would be able to park on the street, or if they did they'd have to pay through the nose for the privilege.Trains and buses would be cheap as chips and everyone would get a free bicycle if they wanted it. | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:31 - Sep 4 with 1650 views | Swansea_Blue |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:18 - Sep 4 by ElephantintheRoom |
Premier League pricing. As far as I am aware nobody is being forced to use the car parks - but I suspect 99.99 per cent of Ipswich Council Tax payers think its a good idea. |
Rubbish. It’s only 99.98%  | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:34 - Sep 4 with 1634 views | bluelagos |
Is the £15 on home match days only? I use the car park if jumping on the supporters coaches but guess will need an alternative if that's the case.
Before anyone kicks off, a 3am return time (twice last year) does make public transport impossible for such trips to get to/fro the coaches. |  |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:38 - Sep 4 with 1620 views | Swansea_Blue |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 23:16 - Sep 3 by stonojnr |
well lets not forget IBCs property company, Ipswich Borough Assets, reported a 6.3million pound loss last year, and thats 6.3million in council tax payers money, its not a paper loss as the council like to claim or maybe its just one of those economic black holes that appear from nowhere, its where they put Cornhenge right and the money they spent on it ? nah I blame the hadron collider.
but there you go whilst paying extra to get your bins emptied,or park you car somewhere now, you can feel warm and happy that the millions in tax money they collect is paying for some office space in Peterborough, that no-one wants to rent. |
A lot of councils are turning to property development to try and cover the shortfall in central government funding. Some of these will fail, so I agree it is a risk. On the other hand, part of the reason they’re going down this route is because private developers with no ambition for improvements have left our town centres tired and half empty. Council’s investing is a possible route to the regeneration of our town centres (although, annoyingly, the rules around this were changed last year which restricts their access to borrowing for acquiring new properties). | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:44 - Sep 4 with 1603 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:08 - Sep 4 by Swansea_Blue |
That’s the one! Customers benefitting from the economies of scale. Def info |
I remember during all the 70's fuss over oil cartels being thoroughly confused as obviously in my naive early teenage mind surely they would want to sell it at the lowest viable price for the greater good. Much like selling hash on hippy sites aand free parties really.
Fekkin grown ups!! | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:54 - Sep 4 with 1573 views | bluelagos |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:44 - Sep 4 by BanksterDebtSlave |
I remember during all the 70's fuss over oil cartels being thoroughly confused as obviously in my naive early teenage mind surely they would want to sell it at the lowest viable price for the greater good. Much like selling hash on hippy sites aand free parties really.
Fekkin grown ups!! |
My cynicism relating to how big business is only in it for themselves started when my first employer announced all its beer prices in pubs would be rounded up to the nearest 5p.
They said this was to help customers who didn't want to receive coppers in their change. They weren't wrong, which is why most pubs used to have a charity box on the bar where most punters would direct their small change.
Fckers literally stole money from the RNLI/Guide dogs to boost profits. | |
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| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:58 - Sep 4 with 1553 views | bluelagos |
| IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR on 08:18 - Sep 4 by ElephantintheRoom |
Premier League pricing. As far as I am aware nobody is being forced to use the car parks - but I suspect 99.99 per cent of Ipswich Council Tax payers think its a good idea. |
I kind of agree for most of us. Park and walk or use public transport is quite doable.
Bit for the elderly/disabled the car park offers a really helpful place to park. Perhaps if they were offered cheaper options it would at least sweeten the bitter pill. | |
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