Unfortunately the Victorian
street layout leaves little room for off street parking and so most cars
are parked in the street.
Fitzhugh comes under a
residents parking scheme whereby one permit per house is issued free on
application, it may be possible to acquire a second by payment ( £55).
Contact details for Parking
Services:
Address: Customer Services, PO BOX
1098, Southampton SO14 7WE
Telephone: 023 8083 4600
Email:
parking.services@southampton.gov.uk
Website:
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/transport/parking/parkingpermits.asp
On the whole the scheme works fairly well
and you can usually park somewhere near home and rarely having to opt
for the next street, but the scheme works because it is enforced
(sometimes ruthlessly ) and if you do take the chance of parking
illegally the risk of being fined is fairly high.
Each residence is entitled to a batch of
visitors permits for the year to accommodate guests etc, but if you
are having a party or similar gathering a little thought into the
problem of parking is well advised.
There are glorious moments at certain times
of year when the street goes quite as all the students have gone home
and then you can park anywhere!
A frequent local observation is that you
can tell the Student's cars as they are the more expensive ones (
apart from Pete's ) - student loans have a lot to answer for!
In recent year's the problem of parking
seems to have been taken up to some extent by landlords (and
planning?) a few student houses at least now have parking at the rear
at the expense of the gardens.
If you do find yourself with a parking
ticket that you wish to dispute ( permit fallen off windscreen or
whatever ) a trip to the Civic Centre may well be worthwhile. You will
have to fill in a few forms but they are quite civilized and generally
the parking services are prepared to respond favourably to a good
case.