Ensure regular review of Residents’ Parking Zones across the city
Disagreement with policy F
Summary
- Policy F (ensure regular review of Residents’ Parking Zones across the city) was the policy attracting the highest levels of disagreement for objective 2
- Levels of disagreement are high across the majority of subgroups (10%-15%) except for those aged under 35 and over 64+, females and residents living in PO5
- 34% of respondents disagree with policy F because they feel that the resident parking zones are a money-making scheme for the council that penalises residents.
- 17% have issues with how the system works, such as finding it unfair that residents have to pay for a permit or feeling that parking regulations should be the same across the city, whilst 14% feel that the system will not work and does not solve parking problems
Who disagrees with policy F?
Base: (top to bottom) | Total sample: 1,324 | Age: 108, 152, 216, 286, 247, 91 | Sex: 563, 507 | Postcode: 114, 266, 131, 311, 159, 124, 58 | Disability: 230, 817
This chart shows the proportion of respondents who disagree with policy F (Ensure regular review of Residents’ Parking Zones across the city):
12% of the total sample.
8% of those aged under 35, 13% of those aged 35-44, 15% of those aged 45-54, 13% of those aged 55-64, 5% of those aged 65-74, and 7% of those aged 75 and over.
12% of males and 8% of females.
10% of those in PO1, 13% of those in PO2, 13% of those in PO3, 12% of those in PO4, 8% of those in PO5, 10% of those in PO6, and 14% of those living externally to PO1-PO6.
11% of those with a disability and 10% of those without a disability.
Why do you disagree with policy F?
Base: Respondents who disagree with policy F (153)
| wdt_ID | Key themes | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money-making scheme / penalises residents | 34 |
| 2 | Issues with how the system works e.g. unfair to pay for a permit, system should be the same across the whole city, generally not in support of parking zones | 17 |
| 3 | System will not work/ does not solve parking problems | 14 |
| 4 | No guarantee of a space | 13 |
| 5 | Displacement at edge of a zone is a problem | 12 |
| 6 | Restrict HMOs and students, ensure new developments have sufficient parking | 7 |
| 7 | Incentivise households to have fewer / smaller vehicles | 7 |
| 8 | Generally negative | 5 |
| 9 | Lack of enforcement | 5 |
| 10 | Too vague e.g. how and when reviewed | 4 |
| 11 | No commercial vehicles, campervans and SUVs to park on street in residential areas | 4 |
| 12 | Permits cause problems for people visiting relatives or friends and having to pay in a different zone | 3 |
| 13 | Not in line with green targets | 3 |
| 14 | Other e.g. must be done in consultation with residents, enforce use of garages and driveways, leave it as it is, restrict football parking, use commercial areas overnight for resident parking | 5 |
| 15 | No relevant comment / no comment | 15 |
