http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Festival deliveries 'problem' en Thu, 21 May 2026 22:02:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16711#post-226929 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:35:16 +0000 crowriver 226929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wonder if the elderly resident is in the part of Abbeyhill close to Holyrood palace? There's social housing just beyond the railway opposite the palace. I know Abbeymount and the High Street are absolutely chock just now, knock on effect from diverted traffic from Brunswick Road and Calton Road. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16711#post-226920 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:08:57 +0000 kaputnik 226920@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wonder which store they are trying to deliver to Abbeyhill from that makes it so difficult? I'm not sure why it would be a problem unless they were trying to come through the city centre to get there. You really wouldn't know there's a huge arts festival going on along here, I suppose a few more tourists than usual on the bus into town or walking along from all the B&amp;Bs at Moira Terrace.</p> <p>And I don't think this has anything to do with double parking or magic parking lights, that's never stopped supermarket delivery vans up until now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16711#post-226869 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:44:06 +0000 dougal 226869@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"all they need is two people in the van and put on the hazard lights while one of them makes the delivery"</p> <p>So the assumption seems to be that Double-Park Anywhere lights are a fundamental feature of delivery services? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16711#post-226863 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:28:25 +0000 gembo 226863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am guessing part of Tesco suspending delivery is the travel time which will presumably have increased markedly given the whole town centre is traffic chaos. Carmageddon In fact. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16711#post-226848 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:52:41 +0000 chdot 226848@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Former Tory MSP Cameron Buchanan described it as an “absolute scandal”. </p> <p>He said: “I heard of another company which couldn’t deliver because they weren’t able to double park – all they need is two people in the van and put on the hazard lights while one of them makes the delivery.”</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/tesco-angers-customers-with-no-online-delivery-during-edinburgh-fringe-1-4198959" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/tesco-angers-customers-with-no-online-delivery-during-edinburgh-fringe-1-4198959</a> </p>