tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post7373939072549471015..comments2024-02-24T18:05:37.846+00:00Comments on Bristol Traffic: Disabled Parking EconomicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-78622410122997056312010-07-14T09:57:57.686+01:002010-07-14T09:57:57.686+01:00It is indeed VERY difficult to park at the BRI, mo...It is indeed VERY difficult to park at the BRI, mostly on a weekday and it will get worse soon when the building work starts to extend the hospital.<br /><br />Half of the Oncology car park will be closed and all the spaces in Terrell Street will be lost (the road that leads through the hospital grounds past A&E).<br /><br />At least there is a solution to parking, the Cabot Circus Bus Shuttle, a little-known FREE service that runs 7:00am to 8:00pm every 15/20 minutes. Parking at Cabot Circus is still only £1.00 per hour.<br /><br />Before I tried this service, I went to the NCP in Rupert Street; 45 minutes parking for £4.70. Bargain!Talbot Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620017649655766647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-1210706139369951452008-08-30T21:42:00.000+01:002008-08-30T21:42:00.000+01:00That is bad; that whole oncology facility is prett...That is bad; that whole oncology facility is pretty grim. Then there's A&E, which is something out the Boer War at times. <BR/><BR/>There is that little BRI hospital bus, which does join up some parts of town, but nowhere you'd be able to park freely except maybe bits near bedminster -and then there's the problem of when that bus stops; whether they'll make it back.SteveLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654931341335136008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803191245171285795.post-63582395271005773032008-08-30T16:50:00.000+01:002008-08-30T16:50:00.000+01:00Well put! Though I must say that in the week there...Well put! Though I must say that in the week there are NEVER any disabled OR abled parking spots available regardless of whether you're willing to pay. BOTH my very elderly parents (Dad's disabled)are being treated for cancer and have to go the BRI every, single weekday. They cannot afford a return taxi from home 5 days a week and certainly can't walk up the very steep hill from a car park somewhere in town. So if they're 'lucky' they sometimes have to park on the double yellows which Dad hates doing as he's very 'old school' and feels he's doing wrong. Even if he does find a parking spot, because they regularly have to wait for 4 or 5 hours for treatment (can you believe that!)they have to feed the meter which costs a fortune! On top of which, they're often not in a position to be able to go back to the car park so can't manage to feed it on time so then they're panicking that they'll be clamped. They're both 86 years old, partially disabled and suffering from aggessive cancer - surely them and those like them,deserve a break!!LynnieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127988667190991847noreply@blogger.com