Star Lady 5,400 Posted February 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Trees said: Not really if everyone is sensible and gets in a queue .... Not going to happen in this day and age Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted February 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, Star Lady said: Not going to happen in this day and age And if abuse was an issue before then nothing gets the blood boiling like a good old queue of stressed paying customers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldyman 6,243 Posted February 11, 2020 That's one advantage speedway does have over most other sports,,, the queues are not very long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted February 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, Crump99 said: And if abuse was an issue before then nothing gets the blood boiling like a good old queue of stressed paying customers. How many people can actually get into a golf buggy? Not going to happen anyway, but even with a very few disabled wanting to take advantage the wait would inevitably be considerable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,693 Posted February 11, 2020 1 minute ago, wealdstone said: How many people can actually get into a golf buggy? Not going to happen anyway, but even with a very few disabled wanting to take advantage the wait would inevitably be considerable Excluding the driver just one, three in a double buggy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, wealdstone said: How many people can actually get into a golf buggy? Not going to happen anyway, but even with a very few disabled wanting to take advantage the wait would inevitably be considerable As I'm not a golfer and have no interest in it then I don't know. Any time that a golf buggy is mentioned I always get a mental picture of bingo and fleegle doing the pick up! Don't worry that you don't get that, it makes me chuckle. Edited February 11, 2020 by Crump99 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BluTiger 21,693 Posted February 11, 2020 44 minutes ago, NeilWatson said: That's a beast Neil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted February 11, 2020 I believe the thinking is( if flawed) that any potential incident or trouble will occur outside the confines of the Stadium when Speedway can then claim they were only following the the procedure laid down by EOES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 2,254 Posted February 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Crump99 said: As I'm not a golfer and have no interest in it then I don't know. Any time that a golf buggy is mentioned I always get a mental picture of bingo and fleegle doing the pick up! Don't worry that you don't get that, it makes me chuckle. Cant beat a bit of Banana Splits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, wealdstone said: I believe the thinking is( if flawed) that any potential incident or trouble will occur outside the confines of the Stadium when Speedway can then claim they were only following the the procedure laid down by EOES. Disabled parking inside the arena when properly organised and administered is low risk and how many recorded incidents have been attributed to it over 20 years? I suspect not many, if any. If they wish to eliminate risk then there are no doubt many bigger issues that can be highlighted now and during the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crump99 4,475 Posted February 12, 2020 4 hours ago, scoobydoo said: Cant beat a bit of Banana Splits Especially on this thread. Their clarity of thought and reasoning is a refreshing memory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevehone 3,429 Posted February 12, 2020 as mentioned before, it's all about buster making sure he doesn't miss out on entry money 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gemini 4,894 Posted February 12, 2020 10 hours ago, Blupanther said: Excluding the driver just one, three in a double buggy... The one at Leicester holds 3. One in the front next to the driver and 2 at the back facing backwards. It takes you the last bit from the stadium car park but that only holds around 230 cars so it's usually full an hour before the start and the majority of people are in the shopping centre car park so it's still quite a walk to even get to the buggy. Personally I didn't find it very helpful as there is a big step up and it wasn't easy getting on and off with a bag, fold up seat and crutch so I'd usually end up walking. In the end the only option was to give up altogether so I missed the last couple of months and I've accepted that attending Speedway matches isn't possible now. Just one of the many joys of getting old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NeilWatson 1,988 Posted February 12, 2020 5 hours ago, stevehone said: as mentioned before, it's all about buster making sure he doesn't miss out on entry money This was why I suggested that close parking permits might be restricted to season ticket holders - far from ideal but addresses one possible reason for the change in parking policy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites