TRANSPORT: Rail firm to hear parking outrage
Peterborough Today
TRAIN operator GNER will be holding a public meeting to address passenger concerns about travelling from Peterborough.
During the meeting at the Great Northern Hotel tonight, commuters plan to question the company's representatives about how they could justify increasing the cost of parking at the city's railway station by a huge 82 per cent.
The company is set to come under pressure from members of the public who object to the rise, and have flocked to sign The Evening Telegraph's Great Train Parking Robbery petition calling for plans to increase parking charges to be dropped.
They will also be looking for answers about how GNER staff dealt with the chaotic delays on Monday following the closure of King's Cross station after a fire, when all trains to London had to be cancelled.
IT systems manager Andy Cullum, who has collected more than 500 signatures for The Evening Telegraph's petition, plans to make his voice heard at the meeting.
He said: "I suspect this meeting has everything to do with this campaign and the criticism GNER has been getting.
"I feel very strongly about this on behalf of everyone else. People have been very keen to sign it (the petition). In a lot of cases you didn't have to ask people, they knew what it was and just signed it."
The attitude from people is very much 'right, I'll sign it'. People feel so strongly."
From July 3, daily charges will shoot up from £5.50 to £10, weekly rates from £22 to £40, quarterly costs from £198 to £360, and annual fees from £594 to £1,080.
Hundreds of outraged people have rung and e-mailed the ET offices voicing their objections to the increase, which they deemed "outrageous" and "exorbitant".
One coupon sent to The Evening Telegraph simply reads: "Don't let them get away with it."
Passengers learned of the meeting through a notice put up at the entrance to the platform entrance on Monday.
Peterborough station manager Simon Pashley, who called the meeting, said: "In order for us to look at delivering higher standards of customer service at a localised and more personal level, we're holding a passenger forum.
"The forum will be based around local issues at Peterborough, including the timetabling of trains and people's experiences of travelling with us."
The meeting is due to start at 6pm tonight.
To support The Great Train Parking Robbery campaign, sign the online petition at www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk or e-mail eteditor@peterboroughtoday.co.uk.You can also text PETCOM plus your message to 84070. Texts cost 25p, plus normal network charges.Anyone who requires a full petition to gather a list of signatures should call The Evening Telegraph on 01733 588713.
TRAIN operator GNER will be holding a public meeting to address passenger concerns about travelling from Peterborough.
During the meeting at the Great Northern Hotel tonight, commuters plan to question the company's representatives about how they could justify increasing the cost of parking at the city's railway station by a huge 82 per cent.
The company is set to come under pressure from members of the public who object to the rise, and have flocked to sign The Evening Telegraph's Great Train Parking Robbery petition calling for plans to increase parking charges to be dropped.
They will also be looking for answers about how GNER staff dealt with the chaotic delays on Monday following the closure of King's Cross station after a fire, when all trains to London had to be cancelled.
IT systems manager Andy Cullum, who has collected more than 500 signatures for The Evening Telegraph's petition, plans to make his voice heard at the meeting.
He said: "I suspect this meeting has everything to do with this campaign and the criticism GNER has been getting.
"I feel very strongly about this on behalf of everyone else. People have been very keen to sign it (the petition). In a lot of cases you didn't have to ask people, they knew what it was and just signed it."
The attitude from people is very much 'right, I'll sign it'. People feel so strongly."
From July 3, daily charges will shoot up from £5.50 to £10, weekly rates from £22 to £40, quarterly costs from £198 to £360, and annual fees from £594 to £1,080.
Hundreds of outraged people have rung and e-mailed the ET offices voicing their objections to the increase, which they deemed "outrageous" and "exorbitant".
One coupon sent to The Evening Telegraph simply reads: "Don't let them get away with it."
Passengers learned of the meeting through a notice put up at the entrance to the platform entrance on Monday.
Peterborough station manager Simon Pashley, who called the meeting, said: "In order for us to look at delivering higher standards of customer service at a localised and more personal level, we're holding a passenger forum.
"The forum will be based around local issues at Peterborough, including the timetabling of trains and people's experiences of travelling with us."
The meeting is due to start at 6pm tonight.
To support The Great Train Parking Robbery campaign, sign the online petition at www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk or e-mail eteditor@peterboroughtoday.co.uk.You can also text PETCOM plus your message to 84070. Texts cost 25p, plus normal network charges.Anyone who requires a full petition to gather a list of signatures should call The Evening Telegraph on 01733 588713.
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