| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 13:57 - Nov 25 with 5072 views | BloomBlue |
Council's have to make money either from tax (council tax) or other items like car parking, that's how they found the services people use.
Similar to how the Government removed the winter fuel allowance from OAPs. You only get public services if you fund it |  | |  |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 14:00 - Nov 25 with 5032 views | Zx1988 |
I've no issue with that - councils have to make money by every means at their disposal, and nobody is forced to park in the council car parks in the vicinity of the ground.
Portman Road is fairly unique in that it has Council-run parking pretty much outside the front door. Compare the £15 the council want with the prices charged for on-site parking at the various out-of-town bowls around the country, and I imagine that it isn't too far away from the going rate. |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 14:09 - Nov 25 with 4954 views | bsw72 |
Council looking to maximise revenue for services based on use/demand of existing facilities.
Def not a catchy headline. |  | | |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 14:29 - Nov 25 with 4833 views | Mullet |
14 years of Tory austerity innit |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 14:58 - Nov 25 with 4719 views | SitfcB |
IBC's outrageous plans to hike car parking fees in car parks around PR by ArnieM 3 Sep 2024 18:43Just 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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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:04 - Nov 25 with 4685 views | backwaywhen |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 14:29 - Nov 25 by Mullet |
14 years of Tory austerity innit |
Labour council, under a Labour government…….nuff said . | | | |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:06 - Nov 25 with 4675 views | BlueBadger |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:04 - Nov 25 by backwaywhen |
Labour council, under a Labour government…….nuff said . |
Who've been subjected to 14 years of cuts, under a Tory government. |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:10 - Nov 25 with 4652 views | Zx1988 |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:04 - Nov 25 by backwaywhen |
Labour council, under a Labour government…….nuff said . |
Whereas one supposes that the Tory way would be to flog the car park off to one of their mates on the cheap, and let them charge £20 on match days? | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:14 - Nov 25 with 4633 views | Giant_Midget |
TBF the price now includes a fight with Roy Keane. |  | | |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans (n/t) on 15:20 - Nov 25 with 4572 views | BlueBadger |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:06 - Nov 25 by BlueBadger |
Who've been subjected to 14 years of cuts, under a Tory government. |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:20 - Nov 25 with 4568 views | BlueBadger |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:14 - Nov 25 by Giant_Midget |
TBF the price now includes a fight with Roy Keane. |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:35 - Nov 25 with 4329 views | TheBlueGnu |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 13:57 - Nov 25 by BloomBlue |
Council's have to make money either from tax (council tax) or other items like car parking, that's how they found the services people use.
Similar to how the Government removed the winter fuel allowance from OAPs. You only get public services if you fund it |
Sorry, it's only down to one thing, and one thing only - Pure greed. Nothing else. Pure greed. | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:37 - Nov 25 with 4320 views | TheBlueGnu |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:06 - Nov 25 by BlueBadger |
Who've been subjected to 14 years of cuts, under a Tory government. |
spelling error in your statement - guess which word. | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:37 - Nov 25 with 4312 views | Dubtractor |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:35 - Nov 25 by TheBlueGnu |
Sorry, it's only down to one thing, and one thing only - Pure greed. Nothing else. Pure greed. |
Have you forgotten to log out of your comedy account? |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:44 - Nov 25 with 4247 views | TheBlueGnu |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 16:37 - Nov 25 by Dubtractor |
Have you forgotten to log out of your comedy account? |
nope, I sit here in Geoffrey Whitehead's shed contributing to this forum whilst doing 100 press-ups. | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:24 - Nov 25 with 4099 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 13:57 - Nov 25 by BloomBlue |
Council's have to make money either from tax (council tax) or other items like car parking, that's how they found the services people use.
Similar to how the Government removed the winter fuel allowance from OAPs. You only get public services if you fund it |
Completely Agree, but would have been better, surely, to raise the price across the whole week, by £1 or £2, rather than the near £10 hike on match days only.
All this will do, is keep anyone not attending the game away from Town and will impact many retailers who do not benefit from match day trade. |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:31 - Nov 25 with 4062 views | bournemouthblue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:24 - Nov 25 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Completely Agree, but would have been better, surely, to raise the price across the whole week, by £1 or £2, rather than the near £10 hike on match days only.
All this will do, is keep anyone not attending the game away from Town and will impact many retailers who do not benefit from match day trade. |
What is the alternative if you drive in, NCP car parks further away, park and ride? |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:35 - Nov 25 with 4005 views | Zx1988 |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:31 - Nov 25 by bournemouthblue |
What is the alternative if you drive in, NCP car parks further away, park and ride? |
I park on-street about a ten-minute walk from the ground.
Between street parking, public transport, and other parking providers, there are plenty of cheaper options other than parking in the Portman Road car parks. | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:36 - Nov 25 with 3998 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:31 - Nov 25 by bournemouthblue |
What is the alternative if you drive in, NCP car parks further away, park and ride? |
I've started parking at Stowmarket Rail Station.
£7 train into Town return, lot less stressful after the game. | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:40 - Nov 25 with 3987 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:06 - Nov 25 by BlueBadger |
Who've been subjected to 14 years of cuts, under a Tory government. |
Not strictly speaking correct. There were improvements on many fronts when the Tories came to power but they made an absolute mess of the latter years. The biggest shame was the shambolic performance of Labour, under Corbyn, that allowed the Tories to increase their majority at a time they really should have been removed, or at least reduced to a slim majority. |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:40 - Nov 25 with 3982 views | bournemouthblue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:35 - Nov 25 by Zx1988 |
I park on-street about a ten-minute walk from the ground.
Between street parking, public transport, and other parking providers, there are plenty of cheaper options other than parking in the Portman Road car parks. |
although that might get a lot worse if people start seeking alternatives | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 18:11 - Nov 25 with 3865 views | Mullet |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 15:04 - Nov 25 by backwaywhen |
Labour council, under a Labour government…….nuff said . |
Probably best you stop speaking on this matter yeah… | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 18:38 - Nov 25 with 3770 views | bournemouthblue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 17:40 - Nov 25 by Pinewoodblue |
Not strictly speaking correct. There were improvements on many fronts when the Tories came to power but they made an absolute mess of the latter years. The biggest shame was the shambolic performance of Labour, under Corbyn, that allowed the Tories to increase their majority at a time they really should have been removed, or at least reduced to a slim majority. |
What were the initial improvements you felt the Tories made? | |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 18:42 - Nov 25 with 3751 views | Swansea_Blue |
The jump in price is a bit sneaky. It's not out of synch with costs in some other places I've been for football (including council car parks). Is expensive though.
The council here have ramped up prices in the last year too- I think they're all feeling it. |  |
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| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 19:03 - Nov 25 with 3641 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Scandalous RIP OFF of Town fans on 18:38 - Nov 25 by bournemouthblue |
What were the initial improvements you felt the Tories made? |
They did enough, in the coalition government, to convince the electorate they had the Countries best interests at heart.
That Labour put up such a pathetic effort in 2019 means that they must be considered responsible for allowing someone like Johnson to win with such a big majority.
I hold the view that elections are lost rather than won. Tories deservedly lost this year shedding votes in all directions. Labour deserved to lose in 2019. | |
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