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ricohroar

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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I usually get a lift to games but this week I'm struggling and probably have to drive. Looking at not having to pay lots to park, I dont mind £5 but most places now seem £10-£15. Looked to see if any roads within walking distance are any good and found this: CCC Site Lots of roads around the ground are not on the list, including Hen lane and others. Its a bit confusing. I used to park on Blackburn road years ago, any one have any idea on good parking?
 
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PVA

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #2
All the car parks are £10+

I think your only chance of parking for less than £10 is a space off here:

JustPark

Find parking, wherever and whenever you need it, online or via the JustPark app. Reserve a space at over 45,000 locations. Trusted by 10 million drivers.
www.justpark.com
 

ricohroar

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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£27 on there no thanks lol. I had to pay £50 for me and my 13 year old lad, then we gonna have food drink and a program £10 parking its a £80 afternoon of 2nd rate footy
 
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PVA

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #4
ricohroar said:
£27 on there no thanks lol. I had to pay £50 for me and my 13 year old lad, then we gonna have food drink and a program £10 parking its a £80 afternoon of 2nd rate footy
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I have seen them on there for under a tenner, but you probably have to book quite far in advance.

I appreciate it all adds up and it's an expensive day, but the organised parking is a tenner, so you're not going to save much elsewhere.
 
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SHUNT31

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #5
Park at Tesco. Buy a £50 gift card from Arena to use on either shopping or fuel. Technically free parking.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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Grendel

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #7
SHUNT31 said:
Park at Tesco. Buy a £50 gift card from Arena to use on either shopping or fuel. Technically free parking.
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not a great idea
 

Senior Vick from Alicante

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #8
I park at the 3 Horseshoes its a £10 but its an easy getaway after the match. Tesco is a nightmare to get out of but the £10 charge is probably a reflection on the shortage of spaces rather than a value for money thing.
 

Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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It's a fiver 'on the gate' at St Finbarr's. Bit of a walk but will be cheaper than anything else i am aware of closer to the ground.
 

lord_garrincha

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon said:
It's a fiver 'on the gate' at St Finbarr's. Bit of a walk but will be cheaper than anything else i am aware of closer to the ground.
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Yes... don't pre book unless you want to pay double!
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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ricohroar said:
£27 on there no thanks lol. I had to pay £50 for me and my 13 year old lad, then we gonna have food drink and a program £10 parking its a £80 afternoon of 2nd rate footy
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You can park on the street for free, but will have approx a 20 minutes walk. I appreciate this is not ideal or practical for people with disabilities. But for the average person it should not be a big deal. Plenty of fans do it judging by foot traffic to and from the ground.
 
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SHUNT31

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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Grendel said:
not a great idea
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Haha and why is that? Been doing it for the past 3 years….
 
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skybluelee

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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Grendel said:
not a great idea
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How come? I literally do this every time I come to a game. Never once been asked for proof of purchasing anything.
 
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SBT

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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Anyone know a good parking spot for a large delivery truck? Somewhere near the club shop ideally, arrival date sometime in November.
 
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SBT

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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SHUNT31 said:
Park at Tesco. Buy a £50 gift card from Arena to use on either shopping or fuel. Technically free parking.
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Have tried various parking spots over the years and this still seems to be the best option overall.
 

SHUNT31

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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SBT said:
Have tried various parking spots over the years and this still seems to be the best option overall.
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It’s free as you’ll most likely spend £50 in Tesco anyway or could use it for fuel.

If you know where to park you get out pretty quickly too. I’m usually on the M6 within 20 mins of leaving the stadium.
 

GaryMabbuttsLeftKnee

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  • Aug 31, 2023
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skybluelee said:
How come? I literally do this every time I come to a game. Never once been asked for proof of purchasing anything.
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I got caught out doing it the one time I did it haha (Wycombe in the JPT semi-final). Thankfully by the time they sent me the fine it had been three weeks, I checked the small print on the website and it said 'Keep receipts for two weeks as proof of purchase'. I called and said as the two weeks had elapsed I had binned the receipts and they cancelled the fine. Was expecting much harder work of it to be fair... I would say it's a risk, but given you have way more experience than I do, it clearly isn't much of a risk, I just got unlucky.
 

Grendel

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #18
I was fined twice and as it was a company car they just paid the fine and sent me the bill
 

skybluejelly

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #19
A strategically placed leaf or a splash of mud on your number plate makes it unreadable by the anpr cameras at the arena shopping park , I have never had a fine yet

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Frank Alsop

Active Member
  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #20
I always park at Finbarrs. 20 minute walk and by the time you get back to your car most of the traffic has gone. £10
 

SHUNT31

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #21
Grendel said:
I was fined twice and as it was a company car they just paid the fine and sent me the bill
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So it may not be a good idea if you use a company car but I imagine 99% of the people that do this use their own car.

I always spend £50 in there (exception was Norwich at home last year as forgot it closed at 4 on BH) but have never once been fined or had to send in proof.
 

Skybluemichael

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #22
The arena car parking used to be free for 5hours before you needed to show proof of £50 purchase, this year on match days you only get 2hours free before you might be asked of proof of £50 purchase
 
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MTK

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #23
We've parked in Tesco for years. WE always spend the £50 and we have had probably 12-15 fines down the years. It seems to happen in bursts. Always assumed they do it every now and again as a deterrent, or if the shops complain about too many cars obviously linked to the football. Rarely been seriously delayed getting out, but if we are we shrug it off. Small price to pay for the 'free' parking. We've just got into the unconscious habit of saving purchases we need to make for footy match days. But we wouldn't risk parking without purchasing because we have had fines.
 

ricohroar

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #24
All good advice thanks. What sort of time do you need to get in these pub car parks to get a space?
 

Si80

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #25
Hen Lane is definitely on the list. It's in AC - Arena Zone. Watery Lane is outside the parking zone and is about a 20 min walk to the CBS but the road isn't great for parking.
 
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slowpoke

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  • Aug 31, 2023
  • #26
There’s a public car park on Longford Road near the doctors, get there early enough there’s normally room, I’d say before 1.
 

Great_Expectations

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #27
Going to be cutting it fine later so it’s likely a Tesco job. Anyone been caught out with a fine yet this year?
 

skybluelee

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  • Oct 4, 2023
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Great_Expectations said:
Going to be cutting it fine later so it’s likely a Tesco job. Anyone been caught out with a fine yet this year?
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I got a fine through for the first time ever after the Sunderland game. I always spend the requisite £50 in store though so I sent them the receipt and they cancelled it.
 

SkyBlueSoul

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #29
Great_Expectations said:
Going to be cutting it fine later so it’s likely a Tesco job. Anyone been caught out with a fine yet this year?
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Haven't had a problem since they relaxed it for match day, when I drive I always park in Tesco and it's been fine. For a 19:45 game I turn up about 19:20 and leave about 22:30 with no issue.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #30
Have Cov Welsh put their prices up?
 

skybluepm2

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #31
Usually only tend to drive in midweek games and I park down the bottom, in one of the industrial units adjacent to Dhillons for free. Haven’t been stung yet in well over 5 years so worth a gamble.
 
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Tile Hill Phil

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #32
Nick said:
Have Cov Welsh put their prices up?
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Used to park there a couple of years ago. It was £7 then but think it’s gone up a little. About £8 or £9 now I think
 

LastGarrison

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #33
Tile Hill Phil said:
Used to park there a couple of years ago. It was £7 then but think it’s gone up a little. About £8 or £9 now I think
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I’m driving up tonight and usually park there and just checked and it’s £8.
 

slowpoke

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #34
Trouble with parking at Tesco they seem to allow it for a while then out of the blue have a purge. The parking company running the car park are unbelievable to deal with, don’t answer phones or letters. Another thing if you use Tesco make sure front end, back end & wheels are within the the lines not even on them or you will possibly be fined.
 

chiefdave

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  • Oct 4, 2023
  • #35
slowpoke said:
Trouble with parking at Tesco they seem to allow it for a while then out of the blue have a purge. The parking company running the car park are unbelievable to deal with, don’t answer phones or letters. Another thing if you use Tesco make sure front end, back end & wheels are within the the lines not even on them or you will possibly be fined.
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Most places like that you’ll get a quicker response from the shopping centre manager if you can find an email for them
 
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