Whilst I agree in principle that parking should be free particularly at hospitals, maybe it's Lancashire thing, but living by the sea, very little parking is free, plus we have the joy of RV parking throughout the season, which seems to be getting longer. Blackpool just down the way,, illuminations used to end around 5th of November, now it seems to go onto Xmas. Lots of bright lights burning energy increasing green house gasses, increasing local community charges, but not actually generating that much traditional tourist revenues, as very few people now stay in Blackpool other than for very short overnight breaks.
With some of the most deprived areas in the UK, bedsit land for DWP and migrants, Blackpool never seems to get a grip on the reality that UK seaside locations are in terminal decline as a tourist destination and readjust their local economy model accordingly.
''I have had several problems in the Mog with numberplate recognition car parks - the b/w plate on the front wing confuses the system and I either can't get in, or out!;'' That's not a problem at Preston as they have no barriers on the entrance or exit.
Last edited by JohnHarris; 02/11/23 09:01 AM.
