Panther1997 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 They have lost the support of my Grandad whose been going to Peterborough since Boston closed in 1987, who introduced me to supporting the club and I have been taking him to meetings for the last 3 years because he cannot drive full stop or walk more than 20m without a break. All the people who I have sat around since I started going 15 years ago all (did) make use of the disabled parking, and I have no doubt that this will stop them from going to meetings now. I will still go to meetings but my experience will be extremely hampered by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm not sure how this will effect my parents, their both pushing 80 and have been season ticket holders for yrs, they always kind of had a gentleman's agreement when renewing their season tickets every yr which allowed them to park inside the showground as they find the long walk from the main carparks a bit to far, neither of them being a BB holder i may add. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, kevin bass said: I'm not sure how this will effect my parents, their both pushing 80 and have been season ticket holders for yrs, they always kind of had a gentleman's agreement when renewing their season tickets every yr which allowed them to park inside the showground as they find the long walk from the main carparks a bit to far, neither of them being a BB holder i may add. Sadly the promotion does not give a stuff. Buster has spoken and his will will be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMcCaffery Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) This is blatant discrimination against the disabled and possibly in breach of disability law. I am investigating whether a formal report of a breach has been made with the relevant authorities. As you may have guessed I am a blue badge user and also a Motability user. The latter has a magazine for its members which I have contacted suggesting that they advise their readers of the situation and to take this into account before attending the arena. I absolutely hate having to pass on negative publicity for once but this is a dangerous precedent. Speedway's ability to make insane decisions still astonishes me after all these years! A line has been crossed here. Speedway may be immune to logic but not to the law. Edited January 28, 2020 by RobMcCaffery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: This is blatant discrimination against the disabled and possibly in breach of disability law. I am investigating whether a formal report of a breach has been made with the relevant authorities. As you may have guessed I am a blue badge user and also a Motability user. The latter has a magazine for its members which I have contacted suggesting that they advise their readers of the situation and to take this into account before attending the arena. I absolutely hate having to pass on negative publicity for once but this is a dangerous precedent. Speedway's ability to make insane decisions still astonishes me after all these years! A line has been crossed here. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/discrimination/what-are-the-different-types-of-discrimination/duty-to-make-reasonable-adjustments-for-disabled-people/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 My dad was totally unaware of these supposed changes as he and my mother are not ones to use social media or alike, they will now sadly have to think long and hard about renewing their season tickets for this season, they do well at their age to attend regularly as it is considering they live ten miles from Ipswich so have a good hour plus drive there and back to attend the meetings, luckily for them they are also season ticket holders at Ipswich and Mildenhall so can still get their regular fix of shale action. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, kevin bass said: My dad was totally unaware of these supposed changes as he and my mother are not ones to use social media or alike, they will now sadly have to think long and hard about renewing their season tickets for this season, they do well at their age to attend regularly as it is considering they live ten miles from Ipswich so have a good hour plus drive there and back to attend the meetings, luckily for them they are also season ticket holders at Ipswich and Mildenhall so can still get their regular fix of shale action. Please pass my regards on to your parents Kevin, I always enjoyed their company whenever I saw them around the East Anglian tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Is this not a wider issue though with the Showground as a whole? Surely if the designated disabled parking spaces are used for every event there then blue badge holders are being shafted every time the place opens its doors. The bottom line is that for speedway the EoES has acres of room to park people with mobility issues much, much closer to the track and the main stand and there must be some way of doing it while weeding out the mickey takers and stopping people from parking where they shouldn’t. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Will do Neil, your bumped on Cliffy and Rose before then, they do love their speedway and the old man does like to chat bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, RobMcCaffery said: This is blatant discrimination against the disabled and possibly in breach of disability law. I am investigating whether a formal report of a breach has been made with the relevant authorities. As you may have guessed I am a blue badge user and also a Motability user. The latter has a magazine for its members which I have contacted suggesting that they advise their readers of the situation and to take this into account before attending the arena. I absolutely hate having to pass on negative publicity for once but this is a dangerous precedent. Speedway's ability to make insane decisions still astonishes me after all these years! A line has been crossed here. Speedway may be immune to logic but not to the law. Good shout something needs to be done, to get this going nationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin bass Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 End of the day if Peterborough speedway wants to lose some die hard fans then on their head be it, the sport as is it needs all the fans it can get and should be encouraging fans to attend not turning fans away over some petty parking ruling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racers and royals Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Is this not a wider issue though with the Showground as a whole? Surely if the designated disabled parking spaces are used for every event there then blue badge holders are being shafted every time the place opens its doors. The bottom line is that for speedway the EoES has acres of room to park people with mobility issues much, much closer to the track and the main stand and there must be some way of doing it while weeding out the mickey takers and stopping people from parking where they shouldn’t. If the other events are in the exhibition hall that is a lot nearer the parking area than the Speedway track is. Also buggy transport might be provided by the other event organisers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmo Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 No if's and buts, that's the end of Peterborough Speedway for us. I don't give a hoot myself, but feel so sorry for my wife whose condition is worsening by the month. Thank goodness she's still got Mildenhall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, kevin bass said: Will do Neil, your bumped on Cliffy and Rose before then, they do love their speedway and the old man does like to chat bless him. I certainly did, at Peterborough, Kings Lynn and Mildenhall, Cliff is full of knowledge and stories! It was my pleasure to arrange their close parking in 2018 (and 2014 I expect) when I was Promoter at Peterborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, racers and royals said: If the other events are in the exhibition hall that is a lot nearer the parking area than the Speedway track is. Also buggy transport might be provided by the other event organisers. That’s something else you’d think the speedway promotion could arrange with the minimum of fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWatson Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Just now, Bagpuss said: That’s something else you’d think the speedway promotion could arrange with the minimum of fuss. It's certainly been done in the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: That’s something else you’d think the speedway promotion could arrange with the minimum of fuss. Given that they've created the fuss and couldn't organise, as every previous promotion has done, the system that they're ditching then I think that you give them too much credit. That's just an additional problem which isn't any less problematic than administering internal parking. Edited January 28, 2020 by Crump99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie456 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Theres a statement on official website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crump99 Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wolfie456 said: Theres a statement on official website Neil posted it on previous page, hence the discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Method Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Could this not be resolved with some clear designation of areas? It sounds like the issue is the combination of public vehicles and pedestrians in the same space, which sounds a perfectly reasonable concern to me. However if BB parking were to be clearly signposted and enforced (would only take 1 marshall to wave you into the correct area), surely that could eliminate the crossing of the two parties whilst allowing closer access for BB holders? The old entry gate could serve as the way in for BB holders (as I believe it does now), a marshall and a few cones at the start of the new hard standing area outside of the arena itself and park up there. At that point it is a much shorter walk to the grandstand... Or am I missing something here? Edited January 28, 2020 by Method Epic Illustration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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