Salisbury Railway Station Parking Chaos

“The left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is up to” – MP

One of Salisbury’s infamous traffic problems is back in the sights of Salisbury MP Robert Key.

Chalke Valley residents asked Rob to take up the issue following a letter they had from Wiltshire County Council which left them “enraged” and “astonished”.

A Wiltshire County Council official told the Chalke Valley Preservation Society that providing more car parking at railway stations was “questionable” since it encouraged long-distance commuting and increased housing pressures in rural areas. He said a central part of the Salisbury Transport Plan is to reduce city centre car parking to lower traffic levels and congestion.

Robert Key said, “That is not what we were told when the Council trumpeted more on-street parking earlier this year. When I challenged District Councillors on this they denied any knowledge of such a policy.”

“South West Trains wants more parking for their customers. The Government wants us to travel by train, not car. A tiny handful of people in our villages may be commuters to London – but try asking someone trying to park at Salisbury Station before their train goes, if they think they are causing congestion in the City centre – and you’ll rightly get a dusty answer.”

“I am now waiting for answers. Those responsible must get their act together. This farce has run long enough.”