Sir – It is noted in The Oxford Times (November 24), that the county highway planners have discussed creating a single controlled parking zone covering the whole of Oxford.
It is hoped they will spare a thought for surrounding villages, that are already becoming inundated with on-street parking problems caused by commuters to the city being driven out and who then prefer to park their car in a village street by a bus stop to catch a premium, or other efficient bus service, rather than queue for a park-and-ride, or use another mode of less-congesting transport.
From the parish council’s objections to the North Oxford parking zones in the 1990s, the county environment committee recommended their officers monitor and address any on-street parking problems which resulted, but, despite many complaints, we are still waiting for this promise to be honoured.
Carl Smith, Clerk to Gosford and Water Eaton Parish Council, Gosford
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