{"id":30985,"date":"2019-01-29T15:13:33","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30985"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:13:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:13:33","slug":"parking-woes-for-workers-in-whitchurch-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/29\/parking-woes-for-workers-in-whitchurch-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking woes for workers in Whitchurch village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OUTSIDE\u00a0Cathays and the City Centre,\u00a0Whitchurch\u00a0village is one of Cardiff\u2019s hot spots for parking fines and workers in the village are becoming frustrated by the issue.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBishops Road,\u00a0Merthyr\u00a0Road and\u00a0Merthyr\u00a0Road car park alone had 185 parking fines\u00a0last\u00a0year, which many of the staff in\u00a0Whitchurch\u00a0do not feel is a surprise.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30989 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-770x578.jpg 770w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50913157_371604066957517_7551367360448299008_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><br \/>\n\u201cBasically,\u00a0parking is terrible here,\u201d\u00a0according to Nina\u00a0Ecle, 39, who manages\u00a0Fintans\u2019\u00a0chippy:\u00a0\u201cYou get reserved spots in the car park\u00a0but\u00a0we have 11 members of staff and it&#8217;s a real issue.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMs.\u00a0Ecle\u00a0added that although she\u2019s never had to close because of parking, her staff\u00a0can only park\u00a0in\u00a0Merthyr\u00a0Road Car park\u00a0for three hours.\u00a0\u201cOur business has two spots reserved but that doesn&#8217;t help the rest of the staff. When that three hours is up, we have to basically just go find parking where ever we can otherwise it&#8217;s a ticket for you.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW166999478\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW166999478\">Merthyr<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166999478\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166999478\">\u00a0Road, Bishops Road and Church Road, alone had over \u00a39,000 from parking fines in the 2017\/18 financial year<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166999478\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166999478\">.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\nJust next door at Parsons Bakery Aneta\u00a0Skacelova, 27,\u00a0echoed similar sentiments as her\u00a0neighbour.<br \/>\n&#8220;My colleague just yesterday had parking issues. We have a car park with one reserved spot but there were two of us. The issue is then we can pay for parking and get reimbursed but it only lasts three hours and you can&#8217;t return within\u00a0two\u00a0hours. She was forced to look for ages and a fair walk from the bakery\u00a0to stop being fined,&#8221; she said.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30987 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30987 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50751015_2227656180606813_5501647321407946752_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><br \/>\nHowever,\u00a0Bev Davidson, 56, who manages Deli a Go\u00a0Go\u00a0disagreed with her counterparts along the high-street and said that parking issues are due to staff not wanting to walk: \u201cIf they bothered to park elsewhere and let in more shoppers, we wouldn&#8217;t have this problem as the car park is meant for shoppers that\u2019s why it\u2019s three hours only.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMs Davidson said that along Bishops Road and Church Road, which are just opposite the high-street, there is often free car parking available as you get further from the high-street.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cIt&#8217;s not the customers that have the issue its staff not wanting to park a 5-minute walk away and then they get fined. We personally never have any issues. We aren&#8217;t Albany Road or the town\u00a0centre\u00a0so we shouldn&#8217;t actually see these issues.&#8221;<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30988 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30988 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/50866870_287942375204386_1792101690103562240_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW140115612\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140115612\">However, when it comes to fines, one of the members of staff from The Plough explained that she had no choice but to be fined. \u201cI was stuck in the bar and had no time to move. It\u2019s so frustrating because even if it\u2019s only five minutes you get slapped with a fine.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\u201cYou work all day just to lose money on parking it\u2019s a joke to be honest.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCouncillor\u00a0Mike Jones-Pritchard said: \u201cIt\u2019s not an ideal situation, but in the past when there was unrestricted parking, people would park for six or seven hours and use it to go into town.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThe important thing is to get customers through the door hence the limited parking time as it is meant for customers. Without customers those businesses wouldn\u2019t stay open.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cI understand the situation and it\u2019s not ideal but\u00a0Whitchurch\u00a0does have good access, as we\u2019ve even got Next Bikes now outside the\u00a0Fino\u00a0Lounge, let alone the buses, train station and good walking routes. Overall, I don\u2019t think there is an answer to this.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUTSIDE\u00a0Cathays and the City Centre,\u00a0Whitchurch\u00a0village is one of Cardiff\u2019s hot spots for parking fines and workers in the village are becoming frustrated by the issue.\u00a0 Bishops Road,\u00a0Merthyr\u00a0Road and\u00a0Merthyr\u00a0Road car park alone had 185 parking fines\u00a0last\u00a0year, which many of the staff in\u00a0Whitchurch\u00a0do not feel is a surprise.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cBasically,\u00a0parking is terrible here,\u201d\u00a0according to Nina\u00a0Ecle, 39, who manages\u00a0Fintans\u2019\u00a0chippy:\u00a0\u201cYou get reserved spots in the car park\u00a0but\u00a0we have 11 members of staff and it&#8217;s a real issue.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Ms.\u00a0Ecle\u00a0added that although she\u2019s never had to close [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":30986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,670,5,89],"tags":[956,1370,1372,240],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-30985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-tongwynlais","category-where-you-live","category-whitchurch","tag-cafe","tag-car-parking","tag-parking-fines","tag-whitchurch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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