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**eek** · 23 April 2014, 09:18

Also probably worth saying the office is right by a major motorway junction and very few people live anywhere near the office (a lot of people are jealous of my long but traffic free commute)...

There is a general air of annoyance in the office. As much aimed at cheapstake management rather than the landlord.

I was in at 8:20. Tomorrow I will have to skip visiting Morrisons on the way in and be here for 8..

**SpontaneousOrder** · 23 April 2014, 09:49

Are you guys at Cambridge?

**craig1** · 23 April 2014, 09:49

The place I'm at now is much the same, there's a log-book by reception where you have to list who you've blocked in with your double or treble parking as well as your contact details, the general rule is that if you block someone in then you drop everything to move your car to let them out. It is handled with remarkably good grace by all staff except when you get people who refuse to fill in the book. I get in at 8:00-8:30 each day and the car park is nearly empty allowing me to choose the few spots that cannot be blocked in, mainly by the entrance way, almost exactly at 9:00 it becomes utterly insane in the car park with people just parking anywhere.

It's part of the idiot planning rules and developers who know that car parking spaces generate far less money for them than an extra bit of building.

A friend of mine rented a new build flat in Colchester once when he was there for a contract, it had one parking bay, shared with the neighbouring flat. The landlord made it clear that the space had a restriction on it that it was for visitors only because the build came with zero resident parking spaces because they were meant as commuter flats. Any overnight parking would immediately invalidate the lease and he'd be required to leave.

Near where I live there was a brand new sixth form college built to cover the whole of south Suffolk. It was built with only enough parking spaces for teachers who car share, despite the school's working patterns making that daft, and no parking at all for students. Considering the catchment area of the school is essentially rural Suffolk with typically rural non-existent public transport this becomes a problem. The teachers and students parked in all the neighbouring streets blocking the roads, the council retaliated by putting single yellow lines in. Now the kids and a decent proportion of teachers have to either be dropped off by someone else or take one of the convoluted routes to get by public transport or park even further out and walk.

**eek** · 23 April 2014, 09:57

Sandwich run is being organised to avoid people leaving.

Wouldn't be so bad if it was an apprentice doing it but the trustworthy ones are on holiday so its seniorish management instead..

**psychocandy** · 23 April 2014, 10:06

Current client is a bit weird. Out of town estate but not enough parking. Client has got a car park next to building which fills up by about 8am. Its too much hassle to drive around for 10 mins and then have to drive out again cos its full.

Surrounding roads have some double yellow but a fair few no lines within 2 mins walk. So I just park there.

Had H&S induction. Told not allowed to park on road and had to use overflow 10-15 mins walk away.

Lets just say I ignore this and park where I want on the public road. Weird attitude though.

Surely even as a permie its a bit much for your employer to tell you where you can and can't park on a public road?

**darmstadt** · 23 April 2014, 10:16

We have very big underground carparks which do tend to get full at around 10'ish...

**eek** · 23 April 2014, 10:16

Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Current client is a bit weird. Out of town estate but not enough parking. Client has got a car park next to building which fills up by about 8am. Its too much hassle to drive around for 10 mins and then have to drive out again cos its full.

Surrounding roads have some double yellow but a fair few no lines within 2 mins walk. So I just park there.

Had H&S induction. Told not allowed to park on road and had to use overflow 10-15 mins walk away.

Lets just say I ignore this and park where I want on the public road. Weird attitude though.

Surely even as a permie its a bit much for your employer to tell you where you can and can't park on a public road?

Management aren't telling you, Health and Safety are to simply cover management's arse..

**psychocandy** · 23 April 2014, 10:20

Originally posted by eek View Post

Management aren't telling you, Health and Safety are to simply cover management's arse..

You're right. They even offer a shuttle bus to the nearest bus stop becuase to get there you have to walk down a road with no pavements.

Personally, I'd have said that how employees/contractors get to work and where/how they park is up to them. If they get parking ticket/hit by bus its their fault not the companies.

I didnt argue with the guy after all like you said its his job but I just park where I like and no-one even knows.

**woohoo** · 23 April 2014, 10:22

Working from home means the only trouble I have is parking my arse on the crapper in the morning.

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