1960maaan Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 I've got previous for missing them and getting fined, but this is a new one. The Bus Gate on Cumberland Road must be new, I just got a warning this time. It means that if you live around by the Orchard and Spike Island you can't just drive up the road towards Temple Meades, you have to go either around to Hotwells and through the centre or the Bypass and Coronation Road. Who thought that was a good idea ? Cumberland road is 2 way for all but one bit , 'kin madness ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 That’s BCC for you ….absolutely ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWANG50 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I think that's the worst road idea I've ever seen. I parked on that street years ago on match days and there were never any issues with traffic complete nonsense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 It's effective closure now just loads more and more traffic onto Coronation Rd on the opposite side of the cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Complete utter madness by (B c c) to make a part of Cumberland Road a Bus gate. We have just been fined £35 pound whilst working for Bcc and we didn't notice the sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygram for mongo Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Feel sorry for The Orchard pub. With the bridge being closed and now this bus gate fiasco it must be harming trade for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 43 minutes ago, candygram for mongo said: Feel sorry for The Orchard pub. With the bridge being closed and now this bus gate fiasco it must be harming trade for them. BCC couldn’t care less about business. They’re even trying to cream off the profits from small time street traders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 On 28/01/2024 at 14:05, candygram for mongo said: Feel sorry for The Orchard pub. With the bridge being closed and now this bus gate fiasco it must be harming trade for them. The turning for the Orchard/SS Great Britain is before the bus gate so you can still drive to the Orchard From BCC : The bus gate will be installed immediately to the east of Gas Ferry Road, so cars can travel eastbound on Cumberland Road up to this point, which also means access by road to the SS Great Britain will be retained from both directions Cumberland Road stabilisation and bus gate update (bristol.gov.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2015 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Used to park up near SS Great Britain on match days. Then we moved to Southville for parking, then that became a nightmare to park, then started parking on drive's through parking app's which then started charging double because others were doing the same and now just use the P&R. This has all happened in the last 5-6 years. Bristol has been ruined for any outsiders wanting to travel to the City. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candygram for mongo Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 3 hours ago, CyderInACan said: The turning for the Orchard/SS Great Britain is before the bus gate so you can still drive to the Orchard From BCC : The bus gate will be installed immediately to the east of Gas Ferry Road, so cars can travel eastbound on Cumberland Road up to this point, which also means access by road to the SS Great Britain will be retained from both directions Cumberland Road stabilisation and bus gate update (bristol.gov.uk) As we live on the East side of Bristol we can still drive there but the bus gate is on our way home so if we drive we have to turn right down Cumberland Road and come back on ourselves through town or up Coronation Road. Although parking by The Orchard meant a bit of a walk to the ground and back, it was a quick getaway on that side of the river back towards home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 On 23/01/2024 at 11:51, Clinton said: Complete utter madness by (B c c) to make a part of Cumberland Road a Bus gate. We have just been fined £35 pound whilst working for Bcc and we didn't notice the sign. I count myself lucky just getting a warning, they aren't usually that generous. It's easily missed , what I don't get is the benefit to traffic or Buses . How does it do anything apart from sending all traffic onto a busy Coronation Road or through an equally busy centre . 15 hours ago, candygram for mongo said: Although parking by The Orchard meant a bit of a walk to the ground and back, it was a quick getaway on that side of the river back towards home. That was my old parking space , easy way to get home quickly. I now have to park elsewhere and go through the centre. So far it's not been too bad for night matches, even the WHU game. The walk through Greville Smyth is interesting in the dark though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, 1960maaan said: The walk through Greville Smyth is interesting in the dark though. I run through there fairly regularly - the state of the paths are really poor. I thought part of the AG redevelopment was that City had to make good and maintain those paths. But I guess not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 31 Author Report Share Posted January 31 Just now, CyderInACan said: I run through there fairly regularly - the state of the paths are really poor. I thought part of the AG redevelopment was that City had to make good and maintain those paths. But I guess not! Going through in almost pitch black is interesting. The edges of the paths are like moats and the previous game I stepped in something that sank, I'm hoping it was quicksand . Doesn't help when the Police don't let you even use the paths into the park and you have to step over the fence by the old Wedlocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 2 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: The edges of the paths are like moats and the previous game I stepped in something that sank, I'm hoping it was quicksand They've been really bad ever since the Ashton Boys football tournament last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwell Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 Quite nasty and ridiculous approach by Bcc. We live equidistant between Bath and Bristol. The Bus Gate system designed to rip off the motorist and make travel difficult means that we will no longer spend our money in Bristol. The soulless shopping centres and miserable environment combined with its illogical approach to road systems is a deathknell for its commercial and trading centre. The stupid Cumberland Road isolation of Spike island and the confused traffic routes around Baldwin street are key examples of planning by dead heads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 22 hours ago, Southwell said: Quite nasty and ridiculous approach by Bcc. We live equidistant between Bath and Bristol. The Bus Gate system designed to rip off the motorist and make travel difficult means that we will no longer spend our money in Bristol. The soulless shopping centres and miserable environment combined with its illogical approach to road systems is a deathknell for its commercial and trading centre. The stupid Cumberland Road isolation of Spike island and the confused traffic routes around Baldwin street are key examples of planning by dead heads. Welvome to the city created by our inept, useless c*** of a mayor 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 31 minutes ago, frenchred said: Welvome to the city created by our inept, useless c*** of a mayor Not long for him to go, now ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 On 27/02/2024 at 16:31, Southwell said: Quite nasty and ridiculous approach by Bcc. We live equidistant between Bath and Bristol. The Bus Gate system designed to rip off the motorist and make travel difficult means that we will no longer spend our money in Bristol. The soulless shopping centres and miserable environment combined with its illogical approach to road systems is a deathknell for its commercial and trading centre. The stupid Cumberland Road isolation of Spike island and the confused traffic routes around Baldwin street are key examples of planning by dead heads. As Bristol has got harder to get to and park in, the less I’ve visited. I used to work in Redland and would easily put a few hundred into the local economy a month, but traffic got progressively worse. So I got a job elsewhere. I’d rather go out locally or into Bath now - equally a ball ache for traffic, but it’s station is an actually continently placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 7 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Not long for him to go, now ! He would of been gone last year if it wasn't for the extra year he got because of Covid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 I received 2 penalty charges and am expecting 2 more as I had no idea it had changed. Has anyone managed to contest a fine yet? I think it’s criminal that this is allowed to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, Hugo said: I received 2 penalty charges and am expecting 2 more as I had no idea it had changed. Has anyone managed to contest a fine yet? I think it’s criminal that this is allowed to happen. With the greatest respect, the road narrows and there are two big blue signs saying Busses, Taxis and Cycles only. How you missed these is beyond me. I think the buss gate is utterly ridiculous and just puts more traffic to the other side of the river! I think it’s £35 a go ! Welcome to the morons that are BCC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readie14 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 3 hours ago, Hugo said: I received 2 penalty charges and am expecting 2 more as I had no idea it had changed. Has anyone managed to contest a fine yet? I think it’s criminal that this is allowed to happen. The other Sunday heading to the galleries car park from old market roundabout castle street was closed. So detoured accross bristol bridge which in the past when roads are shut they open the bridge to all traffic. Received a ticket a week or two later which I have appealed and am waiting a response which due to back log etc could be quite awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike pv Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 On 19/03/2024 at 16:55, Hugo said: I received 2 penalty charges and am expecting 2 more as I had no idea it had changed. Has anyone managed to contest a fine yet? I think it’s criminal that this is allowed to happen. Just had mine rejected and was thinking about going to further appeal looks to me like 1 bus every 25 minutes so obviously just a cash cow Highway Code no entry is a red sighn and that is all you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 On 19/03/2024 at 18:48, Slippin cider said: With the greatest respect, the road narrows and there are two big blue signs saying Busses, Taxis and Cycles only. How you missed these is beyond me. I think the buss gate is utterly ridiculous and just puts more traffic to the other side of the river! I think it’s £35 a go ! Welcome to the morons that are BCC! I'm sure they do it just to **** up any City traffic. Didn't know about Busgate , coming back from the airport yesterday, is there any signs saying no through road at the Hotwells end of Cumberland Rd, because we didn't notice it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, slartibartfast said: I'm sure they do it just to **** up any City traffic. Didn't know about Busgate , coming back from the airport yesterday, is there any signs saying no through road at the Hotwells end of Cumberland Rd, because we didn't notice it ? Yes there are yellow signs that say no through route on the basin . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, slartibartfast said: I'm sure they do it just to **** up any City traffic. Didn't know about Busgate , coming back from the airport yesterday, is there any signs saying no through road at the Hotwells end of Cumberland Rd, because we didn't notice it ? Yes there are yellow signs that say no through route on the basin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 On 23/01/2024 at 11:51, Clinton said: Complete utter madness by (B c c) to make a part of Cumberland Road a Bus gate. We have just been fined £35 pound whilst working for Bcc and we didn't notice the sign. our boy had one this week too, ridiculous thought process there,it was on bbc news thursday night too as sat navs are taking people through it.. sneaky cash cow for more electric buses,they have already nabbed £500k in fines since january,20,000 people gone through it and been issued fines Bristol bus gate fines top £500k since January - BBC News 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Slippin cider said: Yes there are yellow signs that say no through route on the basin . OK, I heard you the first time ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 On 28/02/2024 at 14:58, frenchred said: Welvome to the city created by our inept, useless c*** of a mayor What that guy said about Diane Abbott ,i feel about him (should be shot, that is ) ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboymog Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 Hi all a general warning to all as I have just received 2x bus gate penalty notices in one week ....the location is Cumberland Road ....I'm a visitor to the area and was aware of the air zone restrictions but thought as I was in the area I'd head for SS Great Britain well the road system is mighty odd and my sat nav( we all rely on them) guided me adequately to the location....however leaving the location as there is construction and diversions and in the melee I missed the tiny sign warning of the 'no left turn on to Cumberland Road' on Gas Ferry Road....this should be a lot bigger...and repeater signs placed alongside the roadside.... its not indicated on sat nav systems yet either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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