The Co-op lorry is the biggest vehicle that regularly travels down East St Helen Street.
The sharp right into West St Helen Street can be made more difficult by traffic, or cars parked in strange places on the road.
The Co-op in West St Helen Street was built with a loading lay-by in front. There are occasions when a car is parked on this lay-by, causing the lorry to wait and on occasions cause a tail back. The lorries arrive at all hours laden with 300kg cages on wheels that are pushed into the co-op storeroom. The friendly store staff often help the lorry driver.
Probably not any easier for the driver having a non-articulated lorry. The yellow lines are there for a reason.
Without any form of enforcement the non-permit street parking has become a free-for-all, are we supposed to police that ourselves in the same way that street cleaning seems to have now become the job of the people?
People do not realise how difficult it is for a delivery driver. They are tasked with delivering to the most unaccessable premises. We know that it is inconvenient but they have to do their job.
The ‘inconvenience’ is not caused by the lorry driver, who is just doing his job, but the car drivers who park in stupid places when there is free 2 hour parking just around the corner.