We call on the council to remove parking charges on St Mary’s Road immediately.
These charges are putting children at risk by increasing congestion and unsafe parking as drivers look for free alternatives nearby. St Mary’s Road is used by families and children every day, and road safety must come first.
The car park is also essential for key workers who rely on it to get to work. At a time when the cost of living is already placing huge pressure on households, charging for parking here is unfair and unnecessary.
Scrapping these parking charges would improve safety, support key workers, and reduce stress on local families. We urge the council to do the right thing and remove the charges.
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Reached 100 supporters
February 6, 2026
71 Comments
This car park is vital for school parking at all times of the day BUT also for the retirement apartments next door to the car park. Carers HAVE to park in this car park as do visitors. Both carers and visitors come at all times for long and short visits and cannot be expected to pay each time.
This would cause absolute havoc with parking/ abandonment of vehicles on nearby roads etc. And the staff on minimum wages in the pre school/ nursery would struggle to pay and keep their jobs. Think again!
This would make the drop for all the children going to school a nightmare! Cost us all £100s a year for parking tickets ! And not be in the interest of the kids of parents, just another way to make money from us parents
It will cause massive safety risks along st marys road as there already is. But this will cause people to park on st marys road where there is free parking all day plus with the cars on pick up and drop off for school it makes it dangerous for children walking home.
Why fix something that is not broken it's not over used or under used it's parent friendly and by changing it you are risking lateness for children in school riskier drop offs outside the school as parents don't always have the change to pay do will stop outside the school causing risk and danger for no reason leave it alone we are a community island not havant !
I live locally and the parking outside the Infant school is already limited enough, this encourages dangerous parking in the area.
Dangerous road already with hazardous parking
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We call on the council to remove parking charges on St Mary’s Road immediately.
These charges are putting children at risk by increasing congestion and unsafe parking as drivers look for free alternatives nearby. St Mary’s Road is used by families and children every day, and road safety must come first.
The car park is also essential for key workers who rely on it to get to work. At a time when the cost of living is already placing huge pressure on households, charging for parking here is unfair and unnecessary.
Scrapping these parking charges would improve safety, support key workers, and reduce stress on local families. We urge the council to do the right thing and remove the charges.
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Reached 100 supporters
February 6, 2026
71 Comments
As a pensioner who cannot walk far these increases in charges & charging where once was free will cause me great problems. Life is hard enough as it is without having to pay fees I can ill afford.
This car park is vital for school parking at all times of the day BUT also for the retirement apartments next door to the car park. Carers HAVE to park in this car park as do visitors. Both carers and visitors come at all times for long and short visits and cannot be expected to pay each time.
This would cause absolute havoc with parking/ abandonment of vehicles on nearby roads etc. And the staff on minimum wages in the pre school/ nursery would struggle to pay and keep their jobs. Think again!
This would make the drop for all the children going to school a nightmare! Cost us all £100s a year for parking tickets ! And not be in the interest of the kids of parents, just another way to make money from us parents
It will cause massive safety risks along st marys road as there already is. But this will cause people to park on st marys road where there is free parking all day plus with the cars on pick up and drop off for school it makes it dangerous for children walking home.
Why fix something that is not broken it's not over used or under used it's parent friendly and by changing it you are risking lateness for children in school riskier drop offs outside the school as parents don't always have the change to pay do will stop outside the school causing risk and danger for no reason leave it alone we are a community island not havant !
I live locally and the parking outside the Infant school is already limited enough, this encourages dangerous parking in the area.
Dangerous road already with hazardous parking
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As a pensioner who cannot walk far these increases in charges & charging where once was free will cause me great problems. Life is hard enough as it is without having to pay fees I can ill afford.