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The P buses are all dreadful. They are only timetabled for only 3-4 buses an hour, so it only needs one to be cancelled or delayed before people are waiting for 30+ minutes. They are small and cramped, and always packed and, as they are more likely to be used by those who don't have the option of walking to a main bus route or driving to the supermarket, each stop can take ages while everyone shuffles around and moves their shopping, prams, trolleys, etc. There's no easy answer. All of the points raised in the thread are equally valid. I'm sure they could justify increasing the frequency as the services seem heavily used. But this would result in more bunching when the roads are congested. So maybe just better management - more passing places with red-route style restrictions, and more active management to try to space them out more evenly.

Or.... 1. People who say they will buy an item and then fail to communicate any further, so you don't know if it's sold or not 2. People who grab FREE items the moment they are listed without even thinking about whether they really want them or not; then they ask loads of questions about the item (which were answered in the original listing); and then they go quiet when they decide they don't want the item anyway 3. People who don't have the courtesy to update a listing or respond to a PM / text when the item is sold or no longer for sale

Or at least don't put it in your brown bin and shout "Hey everyone, I've just put a load of Japanese Knotweed in my brown bin." Or you might find someone who lives in a rented property who will be happy to put it on their compost heap.

Parking never works out as expected, but it's all fun and games. 1. When they resurfaced our road, the entire street had to be emptied, but the neighbouring streets didn't seem any busier than usual, and even still had spaces. 2. When I lived out of town in a street with garages, it was a nightmare to park in our street, but as soon as there was a heavy frost, the street was empty. 3. And a while back, I parked in Hampstead in a space that was CPZ/Pay & Display from 8am-10am, and got called a c**t by a posh man in a Bentley, who was clearly waiting to park in the space as soon as 10am passed. Made my day. Any one of these could happen to you. Apart from #2 as there aren't many garages around here. But anyway, I agree with rah - even though the skips, project cars and toilets will be gone, cars will appear out of nowhere and fill up the spaces. Having said that, we're deep into the proposed CPZ and our street is definitely busier with parking in the day than the evening (no idea why) so it might just work out better. And I'll be less cross about cars with CPZ permits taking up the spaces than skips and toilets. Unless they don't police it. Then I'll be even more cross - what am I paying my CPZ charge for? Grrrr.

I've always been against the CPZ as a matter of principle. It seems like a sledgehammer to crack a nut, and will simply create unnecessary costs and bureaucracy. But if it reduces the amount of people reserving four car-lengths with their bins for days on end, or having unlicenced skips and toilets in the road for months, or mossy, rusty "car projects" for years, then maybe this cloud has a silver lining.

I totally get this from a business point of view. Banks now charge a lot for cash & cheques, and it may be disproportionate to the amount of cash they are banking, if it's a flat or minimum fee rather than a percentage. Also makes sense from a cashing up and security point of view. Personally, I'd prefer a cashless cafe to a ?10 minimum spend (like some places do for cards) and it's nice not to feel guilty for only putting ?2 or so on a card transaction. I'm the complete opposite to Jacqui5254 though - I wouldn't think of leaving the house without my debit card but I'm often without cash, and I rarely go to the cafe unless I'm having lunch with the nipper, so that's a ?20-?30 tab anyway. But overall, I think that cafes like the Peckham Rye and Dulwich Park should be classed as community amenities and should be as accessible as possible to everyone, so I hope they have a good reason for this, rather than it just being a chain-wide decision made at the top.

Does anyone know if you can park in the little layby on Vale End opposite East Dulwich station? https://goo.gl/maps/VwetkuWKnS2PA5sU9 The double yellow lines finish either side of the layby, but there's an "At any time" sign on the wall, which isn't consistent with the lines. Am I missing something here? It's useful for parking when picking people up at the station, but it's often empty, which sets alarm bells ringing.

The rules are not clear and are applied inconsistently between TfL and different Boroughs. A few years ago, I dropped my wife in Wandsworth in a TFL unloading bay. We got out and she got her luggage out of the boot. I got a ticket from a CCTV. I checked the TFL description which said that we could "unload goods." I appealed and was let off with a warning, being told that "goods" should be bulky boxes, not bags (albeit large, heavy ones). More recently, I had to pick up a large item from Argos on Rye Lane. I popped down to check the signposts before going home for the car. The bay on Elm Grove states "loading only" https://goo.gl/maps/QaEXjKJyXgeuDF6q9 and Holly Grove states "goods vehicles only" https://goo.gl/maps/pfhvTrZ8ntu299AN7 The moment I parked on Elm Grove, a Civil Enforcement Officer (Traffic Warden) approached me and told me I couldn't park there as it is for goods vehicles only. I disputed this and pointed out the "goods vehicles only" sign on Holly Grove. In the end, he told me he would give me a ticket if I parked there, but that I could park on the double yellow lines on Rye Lane as long as it was clear that I was loading. So I parked, left the boot open, hazard lights on, got my parcel, and came back to a traffic jam of buses trying to get past my car. The Southwark parking descriptions did state that I can park on a double yellow to load/unload, as long as there's no kerb markings. I enquired to Southwark about the correct process and they confirmed the Traffic Warden was wrong - there are loading spaces for non-commercial vehicles. They did confirm the 5 minute rule as above, but this only states that a "PCN would be issued." It doesn't state that it would be upheld if you could prove that you took more than 5 mins to unload something.

I'm sorely tempted to park on Ashbourne Grove, armed with a camera, just to get some good photos for the Forum. My car's filthy anyway.

For the record, I see them quite frequently walking up East Dulwich Road when I'm with the kids at the playground (weekday mornings, usually). It's very easy to suggest that the police are not visible, but they can't be out patrolling 24/7. If you don't see them during the 10-min walk to the station in the morning or back in the evening, it doesn't mean they aren't out there. Even if you spend a couple of hours shopping on Lordship Lane every day, there's another 8-10 daytime hours when they may be patrolling.

Yes, I'm aware. Ours is twisted / deformed so the latch doesn't hold the lid closed. I didn't think much of it as I thought the food waste could go in the garden bin but I'll have to get a replacement.

Oh... I've been putting my food waste in compost bags in the big brown bin (labelled). Every time I've used the small food waste bin, the foxes have got into it and spread the food waste all over the front yard.

Parking at airport seems great until you get back at 6pm after 12 hours travelling and have to negotiate rush hour M23 / South London traffic.

Same as hnh said, although I think Forest Hill to East Croydon is a bit faster and more frequent

Don't go down the "it's illegal" route if you want him/her to take your concern seriously.

I loved the hand scanners 20 years ago when I was single and only did a small shop. I could zip in and out of the supermarket and bypass all the queues. Now I have a 4 yr old I dread to think how bad shopping will be when I have a gadget that he wants to play with.

I think the law / local by-laws changed a few years ago. Previously, the "20 zones" were not enforceable but a normal 20mph limit is. The speed cameras outside Harris Academy and Dulwich Wood House definitely go off at <30 mph.

@Zebedee - would you prefer f*cktards or just tards?

@philosphie - 40 will go Dulwich Library to Elephant & Castle as usual, but then follow the 63 route as far as Farringdon. From June, I think.

The consultation response has been published and is here: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/central-london/ It's over 200 pages and includes very detailed summaries of the responses (e.g. 76% of respondents think the shortening of the 40 bus route will have a negative impact on their journeys - page 95-ish) and dozens of pages of council and politician opposition to the proposals. But then it goes on to say that 29 or the original 33 proposals are going ahead, including the shortening of the 40 bus route. Nice of TfL to listen.

As long as this is all implemented in time for the May timetables I'll be happy. SK is planning to fund it by freezing bus fares, increasing the ?1.50 hopper fare time limit to 24 hours and using the expected revenue from the Bakerloo Line extension and Crossrail 3.

@DulwichFox - so you are saying it IS Hello Fresh?

Funny how we wouldn't think twice if it was someone selling overpriced boxes of organic veg or meal kits. The fish van always used to come around when I was a kid. And the butcher. And the milkman.

Surely they'll have to make arrangements to get the road open again quickly, even if it means traffic lights while they work on the mains? Isn't it part of the South Circular?

Well, as my admittedly tongue-in-cheek-but-still-valid suggestion got moved to The Lounge in amongst the chat about Word puzzles and the like, I thought I'd paste it again here. It's just a thought.... It seems that the big problem with the CPZs issue is that no one has a clue how things will turn out if they are implemented. Residents off LSL want greater certainty that parking in their own street will be easier, rather than more difficult. Others would like to know whether we can still easily stop off at the butcher's on the way to do the weekly big shop, with similar considerations for the retailers along LSL. Where will the free parking be? Where will the paid bays be? What will the CPZ hours be, etc.? Will total parking decrease significantly? So wouldn't it be sensible for the Council to publish a proposal for the final CPZ before residents get a say on it? If (say) two thirds of respondents oppose it, then it's completely abandoned. If two thirds support, then it's approved. And between those figures, the deal could be negotiated with some alternative arrangements? It would be a bit like a... I don't know... People's Vote? If the Council committed to respect the outcome of the vote, it would be difficult to argue about the outcome. I don't think anyone really knows whether ED supports a CPZ in general or not.