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« on: January 15, 2009, 11:16:48 » |
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Appears from Feb 1st 2009 the station car parks at Bodmin/Liskeard will become pay & display  |
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Andy
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« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2009, 11:48:49 » |
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Time for the Bodmin & Wenford Railway to look into connecting services from Bodmin General?
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plymothian
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« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2009, 15:31:06 » |
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For a station in the middle of nowhere with a small car park, ridiculous access and bus service, Bodmin Forestway can ill afford to charge people what will be ^4-odd an hour.
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vacman
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2009, 15:59:12 » |
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Appears from Feb 1st 2009 the station car parks at Bodmin/Liskeard will become pay & display And Falmouth Docks, mainly due to the new student accomodation that was built right next to it and all the students using the station car park! |
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vacman
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2009, 16:00:39 » |
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For a station in the middle of nowhere with a small car park, ridiculous access and bus service, Bodmin Forestway can ill afford to charge people what will be ^4-odd an hour.
Most people who park at Bodmin Parkway are car sharers going to Plymouth who contribute NOTHING to the railway so charge away as far as i'm concerned!  |
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marky7890
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2009, 16:10:35 » |
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I went to Bodmin Parkway in early December, by 9:45 all spaces were full up, and cars were on the pavements and the approach road, i had to park on the approach road too!
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devon_metro
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2009, 18:33:16 » |
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As a Parkway station, id say it makes sense to pay!
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Zoe
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« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2009, 19:14:59 » |
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If they are going to start charging people expensive rates to park there and get the train, some will decide to just spend it on fuel and take the car to their destination.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2009, 20:20:13 » |
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Fair point, Zoe: just an example, but when FGW▸ started charging for parking at Yatton, a lot of people started to drive on to Nailsea, parking there free (but just adding to the existing problem of overcrowding in that car park)!  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2009, 22:43:58 » |
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All station car parks should be free for NR» passengers. Entrance (or exit ) to the car parks should be prevented to non rail users wherever possible (barriers and tokens obtained when tickets bought). Zoe is right. THe fares are already sky high. This will add insult to injury. |
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slippy
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« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2009, 11:58:26 » |
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Liskeard to Plymouth is ^8 return during the morning peak for a journey of just under 25 mins. Add to this a couple of pounds parking and yes, its a total rip off.
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vacman
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« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2009, 12:34:01 » |
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Liskeard to Plymouth is ^8 return during the morning peak for a journey of just under 25 mins. Add to this a couple of pounds parking and yes, its a total rip off.
and a weekly season is about ^25 for a journey that is a nightmare by car! all FGW▸ stations on the mainline charge ^2 peak parking and ^1.20 off-peak not bank braking but will help to the upkeep of the car parks! |
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autotank
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« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2009, 12:40:36 » |
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What upkeep of the car parks - it is just land that you park a car on. Virtually no upkeep at all as the railway owns the land. More ridiculous charges for hard up communters.
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slippy
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« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2009, 13:05:31 » |
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Liskeards main car park hasnt even got lighting!!
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devon_metro
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« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2009, 16:55:32 » |
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Would a system whereby you pay ^5 to park, and upon buying a National Rail ticket can retrieve ^4 back or something depending on the cost of the ticket, not be more suitable?
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