Parking for tomorrow (1 Viewer)

squeeam · Dec 21, 2012

Taking my 6 year old son to his first proper Coventry City match tomorrow (took him pre-season to Hinckley but I'm not counting that).

Without paying a tenner I want to park as close to the Ricoh as I can and I'd seen on another post saying that they park at Leakes without any problems. Is that the case?

I'm a bit dubious about parking at Tesco's as I've been questioned a couple of times before.

Cheers in advance.

PS. My son seems to think we're going to score 8 like we did against Hinckley. I think a life lesson may be learned tomorrow.

Deleted member 4439 · Dec 21, 2012

If all other options fail, then you could at least park in the scrapper's car park, at a cost of £7. The car park is directly opposite car park B . It's on your left at the mini roundabout to the stadium entrance. The only small fly in the ointment is that you now have to wait 10 mins after the game for cars to be allowed out. Would try to get there a bit earlier to get a spot nearer to the car park exit.

skyblueinBaku · Dec 21, 2012

£5 at Coventry Welsh Rugby Club, Burbages Lane. Five mins walk to the Ricoh.

North York’s Blue · Dec 21, 2012

3 quid at the Cherry Tree, 5 mins walk.

wey sky blue · Dec 21, 2012

3 quid R.A.O.B foleshill road oppisite the gas club

skybluejelly · Dec 21, 2012

Park in Burger King / Pizza Hut car park it's free.. And less of a queue to get out at the end

jon92 · Dec 21, 2012

If attendance is less than 10,000 parking scheme around the Ricoh doesn't apply

wingy · Dec 21, 2012

Tescos will be a mare tommorrow.

skybluesteve76 · Dec 21, 2012

Yeah avoid Tescos like the plague

ohitsaidwalker king power · Dec 21, 2012

Tesco.. last Sat before Christmas... OMG:facepalm:

We park at the top of Wilsons lane.... at the roundabout under the M6 at top of Longford road/Exhall turn into as if you were going to Novotel.. parking on the left small industrial units... has a couple of carpark attendants as well so reasonably safe and secure...£2.50... about a 10 min walk... along Wilsons lane but does us fine..

@richh87 · Dec 21, 2012

£10 to park at the Ricoh for me - can't be arsed with all that walking.

Baginton · Dec 21, 2012

what times tesco close on Monday, i gotta lot of xmas presents to buy and dont finish work til 6pm

might be the BP garage again !!

ohitsaidwalker king power · Dec 21, 2012

Baginton said:
what times tesco close on Monday, i gotta lot of xmas presents to buy and dont finish work til 6pm

might be the BP garage again !!

6 hours?..starting early arent you....

BackRoomRummermill · Dec 21, 2012

Do they still run a park and ride from Whitely ?

blitzer109 · Dec 21, 2012

ohitsaidwalker king power said:
We park at the top of Wilsons lane.... at the roundabout under the M6 at top of Longford road/Exhall turn into as if you were going to Novotel.. parking on the left small industrial units... has a couple of carpark attendants as well so reasonably safe and secure...£2.50... about a 10 min walk... along Wilsons lane but does us fine..

I park there as well but it takes me more than 10 minutes to wlak to the ground !

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

Baginton said:
what times tesco close on Monday, i gotta lot of xmas presents to buy and dont finish work til 6pm

might be the BP garage again !!

Believe it or not, they are open til 10 pm on Monday. With Monday of course being Christmas Eve I find that quite astonishing.

elephanttears · Dec 21, 2012

jon92 said:
If attendance is less than 10,000 parking scheme around the Ricoh doesn't apply

Where do you get this from?

ohitsaidwalker king power · Dec 21, 2012

blitzer109 said:
I park there as well but it takes me more than 10 minutes to wlak to the ground !

I got long legs.. OK.. 15mins if I stroll...

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

Been said before. Restrictions only come into place over a certain figure. Not sure where the 10,000 figure comes from though and whether that is right.

elephanttears · Dec 21, 2012

Mmmm cant see that being right, how would the traffic wardens know whether to give tickets or not before the attendance has been announced??

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

Tesco restrictions I think they mean. The Arena haven't put security on all season. If the crowd is of a certain level though, they do.

We've hardly got to that level this season have we. If we had 12,000 I'm sure there would be security on the Arena gates.

elephanttears · Dec 21, 2012

Oh ok, he did say the parking scheme around the Ricoh though. The best thing to do is park in Tesco its free. When you drive past the Dereks on the gate dont make eye contact and just drive through. In the remote possibility you get a ticket ignore it because parking tickets issued by these idiots or any other private companies are not enforacable. They prey on the fact that a fairly high percenage of people fold under the threatening letters but in reality they can do nothing this is a fact, ignore, ignore,ignore.

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

I have parked in Tesco's all season. Been pretty much no security all season so it's been brilliant. If they are on I just say I am shopping and not going to the game. They then wave you through.

Going to park there tomorrow, but my wife and daughter are going shopping there anyway, so we will park there and they will go to the shops while I go to the game.

blitzer109 · Dec 21, 2012

ohitsaidwalker king power said:
I got long legs.. OK.. 15mins if I stroll...

I must have very short legs then as I am sure it takes me 20 minutes :thinking about:

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

Or just the one leg perhaps?

Have you checked lately?

blitzer109 · Dec 21, 2012

definitely two as I have both my slippers on!

Otis · Dec 21, 2012

Cool. Always works for me as a check that too.

Baginton · Dec 22, 2012

this 10,000 thing is around the streets, there are signs they flip open when its in operation, keep yopur eyes open for them!

Otis, remember when telling them your going shopping not to wear your Cov top

ohitsaidwalker king power · Dec 22, 2012

blitzer109 said:
I must have very short legs then as I am sure it takes me 20 minutes :thinking about:

step it up stumpy...

I'll time it today and let you know...

edit 17:52... 15 mins it is...my bad!!

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