Tiling in Central London - advice please

[Leatherface]

Chaps have a shop re-fit to tile in Central London in a couple of weeks - Covent Garden, staying in digs.
Any guys who have tiled in Central London please tell me - how do you go on with parking and unloading ?
How does the conjestion charge work ?
Anyone recommend a good cheap sat nav ? As I will need one as I am doing more and more tiling out of my area !!

Leatherface - coming to a town near you soon !!!!

 

[poolie18]

Hello mate, not sure on congestion charge as I've always avoided it. If you buy a cheep sat nav it will be a cheep sat nav. I've got a TomTom and it's spot on everytime, I think halfords have them on offer at the moment. Good luck!

 

[DHTiling]

try this nick..should help a bit... http://www.cclondon.com/infosearch/dynamicPages/WF_ZoneCheck_W.aspx
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I have a tom tom go 510 great piece of kit also has bluetooth handsfree calling ...

http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=210

 

[Leatherface]

Thanks - what about parking and unloading ?
Did a job in Cheltenham 2 weeks ago, nowhere to park except for unloading, nearest car park was 10 mins walk away.
Spoke to a copper who radioed traffic control and ok'd me parking on double yellows. Traffic wardens still gave me a ticket.
I hate traffic wardens, scum of the earth.

 

[DHTiling]

there you go nick mate try this.... broken link removed

 

[Perry]

drop your tools off then park parking will cost you at least £30 + best get on the tube and leave your van at your digs wont be able to park on any lines if you get a tube get a oyster card £3 fares are then half price conjestion charge £8 a day starts a 7am live 30 mins away its a f*****g nightmare Pete
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Dave the only bays you can get in are sick bays :mad2: and they still give you a ticket

 

[Leatherface]

Thanks gents.
My only other problem is trying to stop the wife coming with me so that she can go shopping in London !!! He He

 

[Perry]

tell her its full of tilers :lol:

 

[CptPugWash]

might be worth thinking bout doing that one,evening's-night's
no congestion charge think it finnishes at 6 or 7 (unless they changed it now) n starts again at 6 or 7 in the morning
n yeah might be able to park somewere near were yeah working
n shouldnt be anyone in the way if yeah gotta floor to lay

be lost without a tomtom now :ninja:

 

[CLAYS TILES]

Hello mate, not sure on congestion charge as I've always avoided it. If you buy a cheep sat nav it will be a cheep sat nav. I've got a TomTom and it's spot on everytime, I think halfords have them on offer at the moment. Good luck!

try telling that couple who ended up on a cliff edge!:yes:

 

[Fred]

I'll tell you now mate, being a Londoner, you'll have to find a 24 hr car park, NCP have them in several places, but it's going to cost at least £80 + a day, no parking in covent gdns at all. There is a 24 hr (or was) NCP car park opposite parliment. It's a stone throw from where you'd be working.

If you have a chance, go to wonk-keis chinese restaurent in waldour street, sw1, the cheapest place to eat in London, fun if you like to be told to f*** off when you've finished the job!!!! But really good grub.

 

[CptPugWash]

there used to be a car park bottom of blackfrairs bridge for £8 a day..used to park there when working in cannon st n st pauls although that was 5 odd years ago..sure closer than westminster :ninja:

 

[Fred]

No no m8, parliment square, up whitehall, turn left your at covent gdns, under a mile walk. Blackfriers is at least 2 mile walk. It is also the longer walk down the strand. Also, that blackfriers car park is either not there any more, lots of new builds in southwark, or will be expensive now.

 

[Fred]

sorry, turn right, covent gdns..........

 

[CptPugWash]

sorry fred thought blackfiers was closer........ havnt worked up town forra while

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