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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:49 pm 
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I've got to go to several places around Derbyshire. I need some parking info at a couple of the places I'm at. If anybody knows it would be greatly appreciated and no doubt save me some time driving around like the lost I will be :oops:

I've got to visit Derby centre with postcode DE1. I'm going to visit Albion Street, Devonshire Walk, Victoria Chambers in London Road and Corn Market. Is it best to park in one place and walk it round and if so which car park is best.

Also at Ilkeston I'm going to Bath Street and Town Centre between East Street and Chapel Street and need the best place to park for that

Also what's the parking like at these places

Market Street, Heanor
Oxford Street and High Street, Ripley
High Street, Alfreton

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toots wrote:
Also what's the parking like at these places

Cheers :D

Something like this;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=KSLbzHlaFlQ

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Toots,Derby City centre is very small so you can park in Westfield or pretty much anywhere really.There is an open air car park just off Traffic St by the Gala Bingo which is handy enough.

Ilkeston has a big Tesco which isn't too far to walk or you should be able to find on street parking.
Heanor also has a Tesco and a retail park opposite.I think you are limited to 2 hrs these days.
And guess what,Alfreton has a large Tesco too!
Ripley you can park on the Market Place..except when inconveniently there is a market on! Big car park at the Co-Op there.

If you need any further help.....ask a policeman lol
No,give me a shout no probs
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Thanks for that DR. I wish it was the Tesco run I was doing there's always a car park at them :lol: I'm on a mixed bag and it wrecks my head when I try to find parking near where I want to be. I wish I'd done my homework before I chose where I stayed there's nowt here just offices and businesses :sad:

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You on the Wyvern/Pride Park by any chance then?


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Derby Ram wrote:
You on the Wyvern/Pride Park by any chance then?


Yes I am and how out of it is this place :sad:

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So you didn't venture down to Pride Park Stadium home of the mighty Rams to see them them beat Aston Vanilla 2-0 then :lol:


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Derby Ram wrote:
So you didn't venture down to Pride Park Stadium home of the mighty Rams to see them them beat Aston Vanilla 2-0 then :lol:


Are they rugby or football rams :?

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Are you taking the ....... :shock:


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Derby Ram wrote:
Are you taking the ....... :shock:


No.....

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Its where they hold the national sheep dog trials :wink:

DR do most shops issue a parking disc to shoppers to display in there cars like they have all over north Yorkshire


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Toots, youd never make a multidrop driver would you!

slam up the kerb, handbrake on, sod the traffic, two boxes out the back, in, get a signature, back out, wave to the queue behind and off to the next drop

repeat 50 times a day...

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Toots, youd never make a multidrop driver would you!

slam up the kerb, handbrake on, sod the traffic, two boxes out the back, in, get a signature, back out, wave to the queue behind and off to the next drop

repeat 50 times a day...


Your quite right I wouldn't but then again I don't want to, I don't do lifting :wink:

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