Most holidaymakers from Greater Manchester heading to the North Wales coastline will travel down the A55, North Wales' busiest road, but most travellers are completely unaware of a decades-old tradition that has a very special meaning.
02.09.2022 - 13:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Yesterday the MEN reported that a new study suggested that Manchester is the best city for parking in the UK. As you'd expect the controversial report made quite the impression on our readers who had a lot to say about this.
The research was carried out by car finance and loan firm Moneybarn, who analysed the number of NCP parking spaces versus the number of licensed cars in each UK city to reveal the ‘best’ city for parking. According to Moneybarn Manchester clocked 37.77 parking spaces per 1,000 cars, with Cambridge's 35.92 spaces per 1,000 and Colchester's 28.08 coming second and third in their list.
Judging by our Facebook reader's comments many simply did not agree with the notion that the city is the best for parking. In fact, some readers thought the report was one big joke with many taking their chance to comically mock the survey.
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One reader hilariously chimed: "They do realise that getting stuck in traffic on Mancunian way isn’t classed as parking?"
Another simply said: "Is this some sort of sick joke?". While one made referenced the report being an April fools day joke by saying: "It's Sep 1st, not April 1st."
Another reader added: "If Manchester is one of the best I would hate to see one of the worst."
One of our readers who felt strongly about the report said: "Clearly didn't ask anyone that actually needs to park in Manchester."
Many also made sure to mention the pricing in the city centre as a reason why Manchester surely can't be the best for parking in the UK.
One reader who conceded that while there may be spaces, it isn't exactly the cheapest city to park in. Commenting on our post on Facebook they said: "Plenty
Most holidaymakers from Greater Manchester heading to the North Wales coastline will travel down the A55, North Wales' busiest road, but most travellers are completely unaware of a decades-old tradition that has a very special meaning.
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