I hadn't made any. I don't park there now.
Exactly right Hillman, they persecute the motorist enough and make it as difficult as possible for the solvent person to gain access to the town, park their car and get out again.
Thats fine, carry on doing your worst, but don't be surprised when those solvent ex shoppers decide they've had enough, and plant themselves front of the PC instead with their favourite tipple in hand, click a few keys and two days later the nice man from Yodel/CityLink/Parcelforce delivers their goods.
It doesn't take a genius to work out why the high street is dying, they should be attracting solvent people if they want the place to survive, instead short term officially approved money grabbing is the order of the day.
Charity shops and pound shops do not make a vibrant economically viable town, and certainly not an attractive one.
And don't get me started on the lack of public conveniences in towns.
If you get the chance, visit Bicester shopping village, an example of how you do attract customers...the only shopping place i've visited in the last 20 years where people feel safe enough to leave the roofs down on their convertibles...proper and visible security on hand.
Edited by gordonbennet on 10/02/2014 at 16:49
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