Anyone use the car park today ? 
 

Have you been charged ? 

Hi all

Villa fan in peace! I was just wondering the best places to park for the game Tuesday evening? Il have my two children of 9 and 6 with me so want to be as near as I can if possible. it's been a while since I have been upto your stadium and can't remember where we used to park. Seem to remember walking on a footbridge over a main road to the car park but was many years back!

Thanks in advance 👍🏻

Edit: looking at Google maps, I think we parked at the patch of land to left of Bolton arena, is that still open?

Edited August 21, 20223 yr by Leighavfc

If you’re coming from the direction of Leigh, I’d be inclined to park on the A6 near The Royal Oak. It’s a bit of a walk to and from the stadium but quite flat so no hikes for the 6 y.o.

The extra walking will be more than paid back by the time gained by not sitting waiting for car parks to clear.

21 minutes ago, Leighavfc said:

Hi all

Villa fan in peace! I was just wondering the best places to park for the game Tuesday evening? Il have my two children of 9 and 6 with me so want to be as near as I can if possible. it's been a while since I have been upto your stadium and can't remember where we used to park. Seem to remember walking on a footbridge over a main road to the car park but was many years back!

Thanks in advance 👍🏻

Edit: looking at Google maps, I think we parked at the patch of land to left of Bolton arena, is that still open?

Just park on the hotel car park pal. Its about 20 yards away from your turnstile.

Will cost £8, paid for via parking app or at the terminal thing near the hotel.

If its full by the time you get there, go back out and theres a harvester pub opposite the ground, its £5 to park there and a 2 minute walk from the away end.

I certainly wouldn't be pissing about parking on pubs where you dont know where your going. 

44 minutes ago, Leighavfc said:

Hi all

Villa fan in peace! I was just wondering the best places to park for the game Tuesday evening? Il have my two children of 9 and 6 with me so want to be as near as I can if possible. it's been a while since I have been upto your stadium and can't remember where we used to park. Seem to remember walking on a footbridge over a main road to the car park but was many years back!

Thanks in advance 👍🏻

Edit: looking at Google maps, I think we parked at the patch of land to left of Bolton arena, is that still open?

With kids as young as that you’d be best parking on the hotel car park (signposted car park A)

Thanks @MickyD@gonzo and @Leyther_Mattfor the suggestions very helpful 👍🏻 Have a few options to consider there. 

I'm guessing the A6 people just park either side of the road?

where do I book the hotel carp park via app, can't seem to see it via Google search

 

 

On 08/08/2022 at 07:14, donkeyshorn said:

If you use: https://www.parkgood2go.com Then the first use is free, or it used to be. 

👍👍

6 hours ago, Casino said:

Cos its 8 quid?

Is it? Genuine question🤷🏻‍♂️ I dont know

51 minutes ago, Leighavfc said:

Thanks @MickyD@gonzo and @Leyther_Mattfor the suggestions very helpful 👍🏻 Have a few options to consider there. 

I'm guessing the A6 people just park either side of the road?

where do I book the hotel carp park via app, can't seem to see it via Google search

 

 

 

Tesco is free

3 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

You did well. We stayed to the end and didn’t get off until 6, and even by then the official car parks hadn’t emptied. Home 20 minutes later. Bring back shit crowds 😂 

We were back in Leeds about 6;15

We left after the final whistle and we're on the back row, walked over to Scotts where the car was parked and was still home in East Lancs by 5.45pm.

Dropped youngest off and was in Carnforth by 6.45pm.

7 hours ago, Traf said:

We left after the final whistle and we're on the back row, walked over to Scotts where the car was parked and was still home in East Lancs by 5.45pm.

Dropped youngest off and was in Carnforth by 6.45pm.

They need to put traffic lights at that roundabout at the bottom dont they. How theres not more prangs they way everyone doesn't give an inch to those having to bully their way in from middlebrook and carpark opposite is beyond me.

Just have em on for match day.

Lights out of the station approach (Bolton Arena and Harvester car parks) and right turn by getting rid of twenty feet of the central reservation would help massively. It’s bollocks having to go to the roundabout near police station to get back to the main road.

Club confirmed today that season parking pass covers all cup games too

14 hours ago, gonzo said:

They need to put traffic lights at that roundabout at the bottom dont they. How theres not more prangs they way everyone doesn't give an inch to those having to bully their way in from middlebrook and carpark opposite is beyond me.

Just have em on for match day.

Mental that roundabout.

As I approached it to double back Saturday, there was a woman trying to come from the retail park and effectively go right ie three quarters round the roundabout. By the time I got to where she was trying to get out from, she was still there, because nobody lets anyone out and she was clearly pointing to everyone where she wanted to go rather than jumping in front of them to go to the motorway, yet nobody let her out until I did.

Just had a look at my parkgood2go transactions to find out why I got charged £8.30. They've added a 10p 'SMS charge'. Went into my account settings and there's a "Recieve SMS messages" box that was ticked by default. I know it's only 10p, but the robbing bastards!

Fuck knows what the 20p 'convenience charge' is for. Hopefully £8 goes direct to the club, and parkgood2go only take the 20p.

Edited August 24, 20223 yr by Cheese

1 hour ago, Cheese said:

Just had a look at my parkgood2go transactions to find out why I got charged £8.30. They've added a 10p 'SMS charge'. Went into my account settings and there's a "Recieve SMS messages" box that was ticked by default. I know it's only 10p, but the robbing bastards!

Fuck knows what the 20p 'convenience charge' is for. Hopefully £8 goes direct to the club, and parkgood2go only take the 20p.

I paid £184 up front for the season, league and cup games are covered, I paid it to the club

2 hours ago, athywhite1958 said:

I paid £184 up front for the season, league and cup games are covered, I paid it to the club

That was only an option for disabled parking

3 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

That was only an option for disabled parking

I know and I have only had a disabled bay once, last two games I parked where the players park, nobody said a word, grandson even got a selfie with Dion Charles on Tuesday as we parked behind him

Two match payments now taken plus to convenience charge. I can relax now ha ha 

1 minute ago, Big E said:

Two match payments now taken plus to convenience charge. I can relax now ha ha 

Same here.

What is this convenience charge ?

7 hours ago, marple whites said:

What is this convenience charge ?

It goes towards Neil Harts budget to buy him sweets, crisps and fizzy pop. 

9 hours ago, marple whites said:

What is this convenience charge ?

I assume it’s a straight £8 if you pay at the machine and they’re charging you the 20p for the ‘convenience’ of using the app and thus not queuing.

8 hours ago, MickyD said:

I assume it’s a straight £8 if you pay at the machine and they’re charging you the 20p for the ‘convenience’ of using the app and thus not queuing.

Jesus wept

On 24/08/2022 at 17:57, athywhite1958 said:

I paid £184 up front for the season, league and cup games are covered, I paid it to the club

You will have been added onto the staff list 🤣🤣🤣