Now Wembley faces car parking fiasco

 

Crisis-hit Wembley Stadium has suffered another setback - not enough car parking spaces for players and fans

 

 

 

Stars and season-ticket holders could find themselves with nowhere to park at the new Wembley Stadium.

The owners of the crisis-hit stadium can provide only a fraction of the 10,000 car parking spaces required.

Senior figures involved with the £750million development have admitted they have planning permission for just 2,900 spaces and that it would take more than two hours for cars to get in and out of the parking available.

And if pop superstars such as the Rolling Stones or Madonna are in concert at the adjacent Wembley Arena on the same day as a major football or rugby final, the number of parking places available will be reduced even further.

The chaos results from Wembley National Stadium - the company formed to build and operate the showpiece - applying to Brent Council for insufficient parking because the original emphasis was on fans using public transport.

But now, many of the 13,000 fans buying season tickets costing from £1,350 to £5,450 a year, and corporate-box owners who pay between £60,000 and £270,000 a year, could find themselves with nowhere to park - even though the price is supposed to include parking.

The parking spaces are mostly on what was the old stadium's East car park - part of 70 acres of land bought by London-based Quintain Estates And Developments.

However, The Mail on Sunday understands that Quintain would be prepared to negotiate for the release of more land for car parking if asked by Wembley Stadium.

Bob Blackman, Tory deputy leader of Brent Council, said: "The whole thing has been a fiasco from beginning to end. It wasn't thought through properly. But we are endeavouring to solve the transportation problems to and from the stadium site."

oops!!! did they employ the chuckle brothers as project managers?

oops!!! did they employ the chuckle brothers as project managers?

 

Maybe - that's why nobody's laughing!!:P

oops!!! did they employ the chuckle brothers as project managers?

 

Nah, they employed Mr Blobby as project manager

 

This transportation chaos would have never happened with a Dietmar-Hamann-Bridge... ;)

Blobbily Blobbily Blobby

when ever i go to Wembley

i'm never in any fit state to drive home afterwards anyways

 

Just aswell i live only 5miles from the place :)

It has a tube station.................

It has a tube station.................

 

The trains are always overcrowded, late, or not running!;)

Is there any place in London that isn't a parking fiasco?

Is there any place in London that isn't a parking fiasco?

 

Yes - outside number 25 Acacia Avenue, Hampstead...................... :P