UK staycation boom predicted
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You want to he paid to visit somewhere? 😀
You benefit from sharing the delights of the places you love but don't seem to be willing to contribute towards costs.🤷♂️
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Been there and it was not the cost of the parking I remember but the beer and sandwich at the Cafe de Paris-which is right where you step of the escalator.
It was luck that I was not paying Cornwall parking prices so had a bit to spare.
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So these aires, car parks... cost nothing to anyone to make? And then nothing for their upkeep? And you mentioned ANPR, is that free to install and use? Wow!
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Some places are very bad in terms of car park charging (Scarborough, Whitby, Filey, the finger points at you😡), but other areas in UK are very good. We had three weeks up in Northumberland/Borders region, and only paid for one car park with MH, and that was a small sum.
We like to support and spend money in local shops and businesses when on holiday. Coming from somewhere that has had its heart ripped out losing its staple industries, and knowing how hard it has been for folks made redundant to start something new, often their own little business, small amounts spent can be a lifeline. If you visit somewhere like Cornwall, like we do on a regular basis, it’s not uncommon to see shop premises changing hands, someone dreams fading, while others are on the start up. Areas heavily reliant upon tourists have had a hard year in certain terms. And for some places, the trading year is measured in months, not year round.
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Not us-but then we are lucky as we are already where many hope they can go to.
We are booked onto a site with friends on the 17th May and will then be at two vaccine doses + 13 days which was the reason for choosing that date.
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Again, as been said many many times, there is no use or point in comparing different countries. Things are what they are and I can't see either changing - can you?
And even if true and about free parking over in Europe (which in my experience in the cities and major tourists spots isn't) one has to factor in the high costs of getting there in the first place in order to enjoy this free parking you talk about?
In any case it is academic at the moment so I suppose this is all we have?
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The question is could it work here? Can you see the current practices changing? Could you say how that would happen?
Free parking at Wigan pier for example?
Last time I parked in Florence it was 3 euros an hour in the centre.
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Not quite that early Brue, but we have something booked for April, not too far away, fingers crossed that the places we want to visit, shops we want to browse will be open. Second jab call might cut things short, but even if we only get half of what we have planned, we shall enjoy the change of scenery. It’s not touristy either, carefully chosen.
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Thats what they were saying,and storage sites ,and very soon into journies
our second jab is 16th April , c/van out of storage onto site 19th ,for a "check" before venturing further the following Sunday (if OH is ok with onboard shower now)
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A grasping and grudging attitude is not one I've experienced other than in certain LV-ers who begrudge paying modest fees to use proper facilities and, instead, defile cliff tops, lay-bys etc.
As for car parking charges, I guess it's what you're used to that forms the basis of any comparison. I remember one member commenting how reasonable they were in Cornwall compared to his home area while others slate them for being dear. 🤷♂️
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Not quite sure of what you are saying JV, but it follows that any business, large or small, city based, rural based, etc.... will be doing it to earn a living, pay the bills, pay the staff, support their families. If we can help out small businesses rather than multi nationals with shareholders we will.
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I’ve never been one to plonk my flag on a scruffy dust bowl & scream I’m in heaven. Green grass, babbling brooks & trees to the horizon👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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I actually didn't write Even if its true so no idea why you have put quotation marks around it as if I did? Mis-quoting me?
I think if you read my post carefully you will see I wrote even if true... and linking it with the cost of getting there in the first place which will offset the free parking. There is a grammatical difference and no hint of you being disingenuous, apologies if you thought that but it appeared that you were implying that there were no parking charges in Europe.
Also I have much more experience in living 'over there' and parking charges were common in serval large cities and tourist places in Italy even back in the sixties and seventies. As I said in my experience.
The likes of me? Really David can you not be civil in getting your point across?
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I am banking on all those who normally head off overseas finding life on holiday here very difficult, wet, expensive, restrictive, second rate, boring, frustrating. Hopefully they will all ferry off, jet off, Chunnel off next year, leaving most of us who love it here to get on with having our usual good time😁😂😇
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This is the Green grass, babbling brooks & trees to the horizon, where we will he parking up in a month.
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Look like heaven!
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yes me too!
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That is a place that gave heaven it’s good reputation. I’m surrounded by that too, great pic👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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(Presumably a site rather than a car park? 
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