Empty Threats

A sign on Colston Street, in the secret off-road parking bays

Please do not park here on the pavement

Building Maintenance work is in progress and access is required at all times.

Please be aware

your vehicle may be removed by the police for illegally parking on the pavement.

We, the people of Bristol, will resist such war-on-motorist threats to remove our right to park on a pavement.
 
We, N685LRT and DF09DVP do not fear!

Free BRI parking

A letter hits our inbox, sharing one of the secret parking places of the city -this time by the Bristol Royal Infirmary:

In previous correspondence I mentioned that I had found a great place to park on Colston Street.

 

However, I am fed up of having to walk the 20 extra yards to the BRI so I've decided to start parking on the bit of pavement at the top of Christmas Steps instead. Imagine my outrage when I tried to park my Hummer there, only to discover that MM05BVB had got to *my* space first.

We sympathise with this person, but point they only have themselves to blame. Once you publish your secret parking spots  -everyone finds out about them.

Secret Colston Street/Colston Hall Parking

People always come to our site searching for secret parking tips, ignoring the fact that any secret that is indexed by google and Yahoo! is no longer technically secret.

Colston Street; Christmas steps is behind to the left. Where to park? Asda van YD57HPC has gone for the pavement by the zig zags where it is reversing up with minimal visbility.. Seems to work, and by being so far up the pavement, no danger for the one pedestrian we see.

Later on the day, we see the same spot is now in use by abbeyfieldlandscapes with their van SB57EWT

It's secret places like this that give the locals an edge over visitors, which is why we have to keep them secret.