Question for Cumbrians

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As most folk who live in Cumbria will know, there are lots of areas of free parking, restricted to 1/2 hours, where you display a disc to show your time of arrival.

Lots of people have little clocks that stick in the windscreen like a tax disc and use them for the same job.


Does anyone know where to buy them? I think they used to be sold at a petrol station in Cockermouth, but that's now become and Aldi or something so isn't much good!

[V8 GRF]

They're usually available from shops that have these parking areas outside them. I was given mine when I asked to buy one, I think the woman in the shop said they're free anyway.

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V8 GRF said:

They're usually available from shops that have these parking areas outside them. I was given mine when I asked to buy one, I think the woman in the shop said they're free anyway.

Hmmm....

Do you mean the ones that actually stick on your windscreen that look like a clock and you move the hand?

Or the one that you lay on the dash, and is a square of card, with a wheel inside?

AFAIK it's the latter that is the standard, free one, it's the former I'm after.

Edit:

Former:



Latter:

Edited by blank on Monday 3rd August 09:36

[The Highway Man]

Try the local petrol stations in the area of the disc parking, they normally sell them. Failing that just approach a traffic warden, they will give you the card one free of charge.