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Title: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 21:53:26
Just a quick question... I know there's a Car Park for the station but just wandering if anyone knows of another car park near Paddington... SWMBO has to go to St Mary's hospital for an appointment and the Tube isn't going to be an option.

Price isn't much of a concern TBH as I'd rather she was in the comfort of the Omega after she's been to the hospital :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Richie London on 13 January 2010, 21:55:48
park just outside and tube it in, lot easier and cheaper.paddingtons a nightmare to park.
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 21:57:39
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park just outside and tube it in, lot easier and cheaper.paddingtons a nightmare to park.

Tube isn't an option... She's likely to be very uncomfortable so I'd end up shelling out a small fortune for a cab back to Cockfosters (where we normally do as you suggested)

Must be someone who's parked in that area before :-?
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Richie London on 13 January 2010, 22:00:57
http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Amigo on 13 January 2010, 22:01:43
Dunno mate despite being a southerner but tell Emma my thoughts are with her. :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:10:16
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Dunno mate despite being a southerner but tell Emma my thoughts are with her. :y

Will do Guy ;) ;)
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:12:21
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: waspy on 13 January 2010, 22:12:41
Doesn't St Mary's have a car park :-/
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Richie London on 13 January 2010, 22:20:47
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y

not a nice place to drive, one way streets everywhere, easy to get lost there and take a wrong turning. i hate driving round there.  :(
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:31:40
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Doesn't St Mary's have a car park :-/

So SWMBO has just informed me... Didn't think it would ::) ::)

Still need to check other options too, just in case :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Welung666 on 13 January 2010, 22:32:23
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y

not a nice place to drive, one way streets everywhere, easy to get lost there and take a wrong turning. i hate driving round there.  :(

Try it in a 44 tonner ;D ;D
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:32:51
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y

not a nice place to drive, one way streets everywhere, easy to get lost there and take a wrong turning. i hate driving round there.  :(

That's Central London full stop ;D ;D

Not really a worry... I'll have 2 Sat Nav's running anyway ;) ;)

Oh... And I used to drive the smoke all the time for work :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Nickbat on 13 January 2010, 22:33:42
Try this link:

http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/w2/
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: KillerWatt on 13 January 2010, 22:36:07
Unless you arrive at 4am, the only parking spaces you will find (which won't be that close) are the £10+ per hour NCP jobbies.

By the time you have factored in fuel, congestion charge, parking costs, etc....it would be cheaper to take the train and then a taxi to cover the short distance from station to hospital.
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:41:34
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Try this link:

http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/w2/

Thanks Nick... That is a superb website and now a favourite :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:47:34
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Unless you arrive at 4am, the only parking spaces you will find (which won't be that close) are the £10+ per hour NCP jobbies.

By the time you have factored in fuel, congestion charge, parking costs, etc....it would be cheaper to take the train and then a taxi to cover the short distance from station to hospital.

As I've said above (twice) trains are not an option... It's either me driving or taxi from home to the hospital and back :o

Price isn't a concern, fuel will be £15-20 (max) as it's LPG, St Mary's and the 2 car parks I've looked at, thus far, are outside the Congestion Zone. Return trains from here will be £35odd each, Taxi to Cockfosters will be approaching £100 so Driving and parking for a few hours, even if I end up paying Congestion too, will still be considerably cheaper ;) ;)
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: waspy on 13 January 2010, 22:49:17
There's a mention of disabled parking in the key, but i can't see a car park.

http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/prd/groups/public/@corporate/@communications/documents/websiteasset/id_011386.pdf
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:50:50
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There's a mention of disabled parking in the key, but i can't see a car park.

http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/prd/groups/public/@corporate/@communications/documents/websiteasset/id_011386.pdf

They say there's a car park but we're in the same position.... Can't find it ::) ::)
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Nickbat on 13 January 2010, 22:55:57
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There's a mention of disabled parking in the key, but i can't see a car park.

http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/prd/groups/public/@corporate/@communications/documents/websiteasset/id_011386.pdf

They say there's a car park but we're in the same position.... Can't find it ::) ::)


Disabled parking is on Winsland Street, apparent;y.

http://www.heseminars.com/Courses/Locations/London-St-Marys-Hospital-Paddington/
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 22:58:21
Unfortunately we don't have a magic blue badge... Although I'm sure if I ask STMO nicely... ::) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Nickbat on 13 January 2010, 23:00:19
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Unfortunately we don't have a magic blue badge... Although I'm sure if I ask STMO nicely... ::) ;D ;D


The amount he'd charge, it would be cheaper to 'copter SWMBO in (SAS-style!).  ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 13 January 2010, 23:25:30
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Unfortunately we don't have a magic blue badge... Although I'm sure if I ask STMO nicely... ::) ;D ;D


The amount he'd charge, it would be cheaper to 'copter SWMBO in (SAS-style!).  ;) ;D ;D

Now there's an option :-? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 14 January 2010, 18:09:18
I'd like to thank the 2 3 members who PM'd me with very kind offers on this subject... It just proves what a nice place this forum is :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Richie London on 14 January 2010, 19:55:27
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y

not a nice place to drive, one way streets everywhere, easy to get lost there and take a wrong turning. i hate driving round there.  :(

That's Central London full stop ;D ;D

Not really a worry... I'll have 2 Sat Nav's running anyway ;) ;)
Oh... And I used to drive the smoke all the time for work :y


sat nav in central london can send you anywehre as i found out a few times.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Richie London on 14 January 2010, 19:57:07
i did a bit of couring for my mate a couple of years ago. gave me rd rage in london. especially taxi drivers
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 14 January 2010, 21:05:56
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http://uk.local.yahoo.com/search.html?p=ncp&poi=Paddington%2C+Greater+London&wid=31307&cb=1

Thanks Rich... Done the same on Google but was really asking for experiences (if there are any) :y

not a nice place to drive, one way streets everywhere, easy to get lost there and take a wrong turning. i hate driving round there.  :(

That's Central London full stop ;D ;D

Not really a worry... I'll have 2 Sat Nav's running anyway ;) ;)
Oh... And I used to drive the smoke all the time for work :y


sat nav in central london can send you anywehre as i found out a few times.  ;D ;D ;D

Got the third Sat Nav to run too... My memory ;) ;) Used to drive London all the time for a living and still remember a fair bit, although I did find one of my "short cuts" the other month that had been changed to flow in the opposite direction ::) ::)
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 14 January 2010, 21:07:48
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i did a bit of couring for my mate a couple of years ago. gave me rd rage in london. especially taxi drivers

Had an interesting experience with a taxi driver once... Transit with Bull Bars, Black cab cutting me up and stamping on the brakes... Lots of witnesses :y :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 21 January 2010, 22:39:12
Just as an update... Paddington station car park isn't too bad, although the spaces are a bit tight! I managed to park between an 04 plate Bently and an 09 plate Merc, so knew I was unlikely to come back to any new dents :y :y

You have to go the correct way to get there without entering the congestion zone though, which my new TomTom did impeccably :y :y

There is also a few pay and display spaces at the hospital, but the station was the best choice!

Driving was the right decision... SWMBO was quite uncomfortable on the way home :( :( Just got to wait a couple of weeks for the results now >:( >:(
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Nickbat on 21 January 2010, 22:47:25
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Just as an update... Paddington station car park isn't too bad, although the spaces are a bit tight! I managed to park between an 04 plate Bently and an 09 plate Merc, so knew I was unlikely to come back to any new dents :y :y

You have to go the correct way to get there without entering the congestion zone though, which my new TomTom did impeccably :y :y

There is also a few pay and display spaces at the hospital, but the station was the best choice!

Driving was the right decision... SWMBO was quite uncomfortable on the way home :( :( Just got to wait a couple of weeks for the results now >:( >:(

Glad you made it OK and fingers crossed for SWMBO's results.  :y :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Vamps on 21 January 2010, 22:49:54
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Just as an update... Paddington station car park isn't too bad, although the spaces are a bit tight! I managed to park between an 04 plate Bently and an 09 plate Merc, so knew I was unlikely to come back to any new dents :y :y

You have to go the correct way to get there without entering the congestion zone though, which my new TomTom did impeccably :y :y

There is also a few pay and display spaces at the hospital, but the station was the best choice!

Driving was the right decision... SWMBO was quite uncomfortable on the way home :( :( Just got to wait a couple of weeks for the results now >:( >:(

On a serious note, I hope she is OK....... :y
Title: Re: Parking near Paddington Station
Post by: Lazydocker on 21 January 2010, 22:59:30
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Just as an update... Paddington station car park isn't too bad, although the spaces are a bit tight! I managed to park between an 04 plate Bently and an 09 plate Merc, so knew I was unlikely to come back to any new dents :y :y

You have to go the correct way to get there without entering the congestion zone though, which my new TomTom did impeccably :y :y

There is also a few pay and display spaces at the hospital, but the station was the best choice!

Driving was the right decision... SWMBO was quite uncomfortable on the way home :( :( Just got to wait a couple of weeks for the results now >:( >:(

On a serious note, I hope she is OK....... :y
So do I... Who'd cook my dinner and bake Brownies if she was unwell ;D ;D ;D

Tests are for an ongoing problem which some people here know about... Nothing life threatening though ;) ;)