Kathleen Olander

You could have reposted the whole of my post rather than that one bit! Anyway I am out of here, otherwise I will have 7.4 posts to my credit as well. Where do you find the time??????????

@Earl Aelfheah" The kids won't be arriving by car will they, there will be a CPZ so parents will just park elsewhere. Making coaches pay for a permit is fair, residents have to buy permits for their visitors, so why shouldn't the schools visitors pay too. The purpose of a CPZ is to create more income for Southwark Council.

@Malumbu "The school has taken action and coaches do not usually leave their engines on. One busy body (me) has called the school a couple of times to report coach drivers doing this." This really surprised me, which school did you contact? The schools JAGS, Alleyns and Dulwich Coll, whenever approached by local residents, claim that the coaches are nothing to do with them, are organised by the parents, and they are unwilling to intervene! Again why should residents pay to park in their own neighbourhood when coaches from outside the area get charged nothing to park all day every day. I rely on public transport and the coaches parked on East Dulwich Grove are a damn nuisance and cause congestion as the road is then not wide enough for the buses, so that they have to either go on other side of road or sit idling waiting for traffic to clear in opposite direction.

Also notice there are no cost of payment indicated on the signage. Would you like all those coaches parked on your residential road?

You are likely to get this thread locked as well, or is that the plan?

Yes, I would say so.........

But, now that there is to be a CPZ all around the private schools there will be nowhere for private cars to park and drop pupils off. In my opinion now would be the time to start charging the coaches.

I arranged a collection of 2 parcels for Saturday but no-one turned up. The management there are useless we have had no post for days.

I just think it's unfair that residents have to pay for permits and those who do not live in or contribute anything to the area park for free. Plus the amount of these diesel coaches in this small area must be contributing vast amounts of pollution. They also get to drive through DV and Townley Road during the hours that no-one else can, not even the people that live there. I find it strange that a Labour council should allow this.

Are the private school coaches charged anything by Southwark Council to park on Townley Road, Gallery Road and East Dulwich Grove all day?

I didn't see them, but how weird. I wonder what it was? It appears very bright and doesn't look like a drone to me.

There is a chap who rides a penny farthing in Dulwich Park, not seen him dressed as Santa though.

@Earl Aelfheah "This is also nonsense. The road is where it’s always been, it’s just been narrowed to expand the pedestrian space. It is clearly marked and is dropped from the pavement. Suddenly however I think I may understand how you appear to be constantly experiencing ‘near misses’ / getting sworn at. Are you perhaps walking in the road?" Do you actually know this area at all? There is no longer a road, and there never was a pedestrian space to expand. I think you have been looking at artist's impressions and basing your opinions on that.

The junction was completely dead today on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. Still, plenty of cyclists going through it and over it. Another section of the new paving has already been dug up by the burial ground, not sure for what utility though? This is the third area now in last 2 weeks.

@march46 I mentioned it on 22nd November: "Happened to me today , but no-one injured, I was crossing from Dulwich Burial Ground over to Harold George side. A lady on a bike stopped at lights as it was green for pedestrians, and I started to cross, a motorbike/moped came along side her and went straight through red light. A man also crossing shouted at him but was ignored. This was at 12.30 p.m. today, happened so quick didn't get reg no."