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Another very annoying thing is "park by phone app ".....not a big deal for the majority but my elderly mother did not have a mobile phone ,her arthritis would have made it impossible to use anyway, had never been near a computer and would never have trusted using a bank card other than going into a branch and cashing £50. She was completely stumped by this .My mother-in-law who is the same kind of age has got a mobile but despite being shown numerous times is still unable to press the right buttons to be able to use it for the most simple phone call let alone text details.
London Borough of Barnet changed all parking to "Pay by phone" and did away with ticket machines.
Finally ,after public outcry they brought back ticket machines and conventional payment and the councillor responsible was sacked .
A lot of older people were very inconvenienced .
FFS, she's still blind!
For example, 3 weeks ago I parked in an Oxford side street to the doctors that was restricted 'residents only' parking for about 3 hours (literally no other parking available without a 30 min walk).
No ticket.
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1) High street parking made difficult by having to use a mobile phone. Not everyone has a mobile phone, not everyone wants to get it out and use it late at night or when it's dark.
2) CPZs. It would appear that unless 125% of those eligible to vote actually vote against the introduction of a CPZ in their area, they are ignored.
3) Potholes. The road surfaces in the borough are on a par with those I experienced in rural Tibet.
4) Speed humps. When they finally resurfaced my road last year they initially didn't replace the speed humps. Everyone remarked on how much easier it was to drive from one end to the other. We were apparently asked if we wanted the speed humps to be replaced (I suspect by contacting Lord Lucan whilst riding Shergar) and hey, presto, back they came. More than a few people suggested that instead of speed humps they should use the money to fill in the potholes elsewhere.
5) Road narrowing. Given half a chance they will narrow a road so that two-way traffic becomes something out of It's A Knockout.
6) Kerb extensions. Like the ones they put in in Burnt Oak that prevented vehicles from turning the corner.
They tried to flannel me by saying "good point sir, make it in writing", which was met by groans from the crowd. So I whipped a copy out of my jacket pocket and held it in the air like Lt Colombo, as I strode towards the stage. Luckily the CPZ didn't happen. We'd just gotta drive but it would have cost neighbours and local businesses a fair bit.
6) Where are these in Burnt Oak?
I've noticed tactiile lowered paving on corners and double yellow painted around corners, to stop people parking on them.
having difficulty doing micro things with fingers doesn't stop you holding a steering wheel or flicking an indicator stalk.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself