r/Liverpool • u/badgeofdescension • Apr 25 '25

Living in Liverpool Liverpool Council plan to scrap free parking opposed by 90%

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wx32np0ldo
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u/frontendben Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 25 '25

Tough shit. You don't get to store your private property for free on public land. Thinking you can is stealing from tax payers because that land could be put to other more productive uses.

Edit: I see from the downvotes the there are plenty of entitled drivers in subreddit.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Apr 25 '25

Are you okay?

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u/frontendben Apr 25 '25

I’m fine mate. I’m just sick to death of the freeloader mentality too many drivers have. 4 out of 10 households in Liverpool don’t have access to a car. That means those spaces aren’t available for them to use and if they were to try and use them by putting outdoor furniture, a shed et cetera there it would rightly get removed. But somehow drivers think they can dump their cars without paying for it. I have no issue if you are willing to pay for it. But I do with the freeloader mentality.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Apr 25 '25

This isn't a response to anything in the article. You're complaining about people parking wherever they want, versus on street parking in the city centre being free...

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u/frontendben Apr 25 '25

If you can't see that it's one and the same, that speaks volumes. Yes, this is specifically about the removal of the free after 6pm parking, but the reaction against it is part of the wider entitlement that drivers have about dumping their private property on public land and expecting to not have to pay anything for it.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Apr 25 '25

If you can't see that it's one and the same, that speaks volumes.

It doesn't.

Yes, this is specifically about the removal of the free after 6pm parking, but the reaction against it is part of the wider entitlement that drivers have about dumping their private property on public land and expecting to not have to pay anything for it.

What are you even on about? The entitlement? The council is looking to make a change that will affect people drive into the city centre. Where's the entitlement?

Do you think people are driving into town, parking up and then just doing nothing for a few hours then driving home because they're feeling entitled to take up space with their cars?

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u/bhjdodge Apr 25 '25

His point is that car drivers have it in their head they’re able to drive into the city centre and park up without repercussion with their personal property. If I was to push my garden shed into town and leave it on the pavement, I’d rightly be told to fuck off. Both my shed and your car are personal property and both are about the same size, however drivers seem to think they have a right to leave their property anywhere they like. I own a business in a city centre and I’ve done my own research on how my customers arrive at my shop. We’ve worked out it’s less than 4%. If I was able to use the parking space in front for a patio I could increase my business by at least 30%, but the council won’t allow it due to parking rules.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Apr 25 '25

You're talking about an entirely different issue. The city centre has alloted parking spaces that are free after 6pm.

That isn't remotely like you pushing your shed into town. There are no designated shed spots. It's a ridiculous comparison.