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  1. EricMcManus

    EricMcManus Fringe Player

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    Given that affiliation with First Bus, there would be brownie points all around to have park and ride links from Broadway and other parking zones. It was also ease congestion
     
  2. jpaul81

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    £395? You must have money to burn.
    Unless people have mobility issues, i honestly don't understand why people won't just park in the centre and walk up.
    I know Manningham Lane is hardly Knightsbridge, but paying £400 p/a for the sake of a 15 minute walk?
    In fact you could park in the Broadway and jump in a taxi and it would still work out far cheaper.
    Just my opinion...
     
  3. Idlebantam

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    I had it for my 94 year old dad who has mobility issues. Unfortunately, the whole matchday experience has become too much for him now, which is sad for him as he has been going for 88 years.

    Back to parking on Canal Road area for us now as the rest of the family have no issue with walking up
     
  4. Hoochy-Min

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    Quality over quantity.
     
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  5. jpaul81

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    My routine is either get the bus if i'm meeting mates, then go for a couple on North Parade before walking up to VP.
    If i'm on my own i'll generally park in the Broadway (£2 on a weekend), get a bite to eat somewhere, then have a slow walk up to the ground.
    I don't get people who turn up 2 1/2 hrs early too 'get a spot' near the ground.
    You might as well park in town and go for a coffee somewhere rather than mull about the ground for 2 hours
     
  6. Interested Bystander

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    Parking in general is always a problem at most grounds. Given our new place has very limited parking on site and it's a good 25-30 minute walk from the tube, train and buses, they run free "bubble buses" electric golf cart type things you see at airports from the station to stadium, for blue badge and seniors. They also drop you by the correct entrance for your ticket. I'm pretty sure the do the same from Pudding Mill Lane DLR station which is the nearest for the away sections.
     
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  7. Tony Wilkinson

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    It was never going to be easy relocating all from the barracks although even that was oversold sometimes and tricky to get in to near K.O time, for me there's no point in paying all that if your spot isn't guaranteed...
     
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  8. Tennesseebantam

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    And don’t mention the people who rifle through their entire bag trying to find 23p in coppers.
     
  9. Bigrod

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    Street parking, near a pleasant pub, get an Uber even about £5.00-5.50 would cost less than these car parks!
     
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  10. Onside

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    I understand the club trying to find elsewhere, but what I can’t understand is the lack of communication. We have a facility that can only accommodate 85 but 100 spaces required. Someone should be working full time in this. Plus a universal email sent out to all those who have paid should be a priority. Plus if there are spaces in the clubs other car parks these could bd used. We just need to know what is happening.
     
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  11. king karl

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    Better than quite a few others tbh :grinning:o_O
     
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  12. trevor

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    A lot of expensive cars have keyless ignition. The theif is nearby when locked with a scanner to read the signal. The rest is easy to the thieves. Be smart and use a crooklovck or similar
     
  13. Idlebantam

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    I've not renewed my parking spot on Burlington carpark this season and they rang me last week to say places still available. Very expensive though at £395 and what winds me up is they charge £5 extra for every cup game or friendly you wish to park in there too
     
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  14. Tony Wilkinson

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    Same here, arrived 2.40 got told it was full and couldn't go in, we did, totally unacceptable, rather park in town and walk, e-mail requesting refund going in tomorrow...oh, and it was 5.30 before we got as far as Manningham lane after the match...
     
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  15. Tony Wilkinson

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    Easy to organise for getting there but difficult for pick up after the game I would imagine...
     
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  16. Fuzzy

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    My Dad has had a response to his e-mail but there was no mention of any solution yet being in place or what might be done to rectify. I've not seen the e-mail so don't take this as gospel but the gist of it from what I was told was that the original site required some work to make it suitable (safety wise) for matchday parking but it became apparent late last week that this hadn't been done so they had to make a last minute decision to switch to the woodyard because it was the best available alternative. There wasn't an assessment available to say what the capacity was so they estimated 100 cars but in reality the max capacity is about 85 cars. They are aware of the situation and doing their best to work out a solution. There was no mention about the possibility of opening up the pedestrian access to make the walk shorter.
     
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  17. Fuzzy

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    Originally it was meant to be the Drill Parade car park like last season but MOD policy has changed so that can't be used anymore so it was moved to the empty patch of ground next to the railway along Midland Rd between Holywell Ash Lane and Thurnscoe Rd but then it was moved again at the last minute to the wood yard.
     
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  18. Ulysses S Grant

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    I suspect that has more to do with how the first few cars parked, and others following, rather than some bod patrolling MR and enforcing the way we used to park on there.
     
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  19. monkinmotion

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    Glad this thread is still about car parking at VP

    FFS - if you want to discuss Rugby League, in neighbouring places, or rant about Odsal, start a new thread elsewhere
     
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  20. Edin Nowhere

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    I will second what has been said before, Park in Broadway for £2 and either have a gentle walk up or spend the saving from what works out at £10 a game to get a taxi up.
     
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