Penarth traders\u00a0say they are losing business because there is nowhere for customers to park in the town centre.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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Business owners are calling on the Vale of Glamorgan Council to lift restrictions on loading bays along Windsor road.<\/p>\n
Customers are not allowed to park in loading bays until midday to allow for deliveries.<\/p>\n
Chair of Penarth Traders Forum Justin Horton said: “There are quite a lot of loading bays in the town which are catching people out.<\/p>\n
“People are parking in the loading bays getting back to their cars and finding that they’ve got a ticket.<\/p>\n
“If people get tickets, all they remember about Penarth is that they had a parking ticket here, not the great shops that we have – it doesn’t give the best impression.<\/p>\n
“It is causing bad feeling and resulting in fewer people coming into the town centre.<\/p>\n
“If the parking issue is not resolved, it will continue to put people off visiting the town.”<\/p>\n
According to a survey done by Penarth Traders Forum most deliveries happen earlier on, before nine o’clock.<\/p>\n
The Vale of Glamorgan council says a car parking strategy for the town is to be discussed at cabinet meeting in Spring.<\/p>\n
But traders says action is needed now before the problem gets worse.<\/p>\n
Mel Griffin, owner of Griffin Books, said the loading bays are not the only problem: “We’ve had a lot of feedback from customers of how challenging it is for them to find a space. They’ve driven around and around and get increasingly frustrated and in some cases give up and inevitably go elsewhere.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to make people think twice about coming into Penarth, if they can’t be sure that they can park somewhere or leave their car for the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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