Why the City is a Car Park, and Always Has Been
Greetings once again to our distinguished members.
As cities across the UK become increasingly chaotic riddled with pop-up cycle lanes, hostile signage, and failed public transport schemes we at Goldline Parking would like to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the only form of civilised navigation left: the right to park exactly where one pleases.
For centuries, streets have existed for carriages, cars, and those with drivers. Pavements were added later, reluctantly, for pedestrians who insisted on being outside despite having nowhere to go. And yet in recent years, we’ve witnessed an alarming cultural shift. People now speak of roads as “shared spaces”, as if they are village greens for the common man. Let us be absolutely clear: roads are for the elite to occupy and for everyone else to resent from a safe distance.
As local authorities panic about emissions, congestion, and the feelings of cyclists, we offer an elegant solution: prioritise the privileged. When the space is limited, logic dictates it should go to those who can afford to compensate the community for their presence. And that is precisely what our Parking Invoices provide a steady trickle of civic revenue paid exclusively by people who actually matter.
There is talk now of “15-minute cities” a delightful concept if you happen to live inside a yogurt pot. But our members are not bound by proximity. They live across counties, across countries. They require infrastructure that accommodates spontaneity, prestige, and Bentley turning circles. Not zip wires and hydration stations.
The time has come to normalise what we all know to be true: space should be earned, not shared. The average Goldline member contributes more in fines, rates, and spontaneous philanthropy than most families do in a fiscal year. The fact that one of our clients parks across two parent-and-child bays outside an M&S is not selfish. It is a public service. They are funding the road, the curb, the enforcement officer, and probably their lunch break too.
To those who stand in the street shouting about “community spaces”, “emissions” or “public health”, we offer this: walk around us. Quietly.
And to our members, we say: continue as you are. Park first. Justify nothing. The city belongs to those who can afford to occupy it. Always has. Always will.
Yours,
Peregrine L. Wroughton-Daventry, Esq.
Executive Chairman
Goldline Parking Ltd