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Summertown, Oxford - what a great place to go shopping. I would like to thank the Summertown traffic warden who on Saturday morning issued me with a parking ticket. He was right, I had parked there for 37 minutes. Thank you Mr Traffic Warden, you have just saved me £499 which I was just about to spend on a table and chair set from a shop on the Banbury Road.
It is now clear to me, I am a car driver and therefore Summertown retailers and the Oxford Council do not want 'my type' or indeed need 'my type' shopping in their establishments. I should have realised this last year when the number of parking spaces was recently substantially reduced with the new lovely wider pavements and increased bus stops. This must have been a huge boost to the retail trade in Summertown.
I am sorry for attempting to shop in Summertown north Oxford, and as a car driver promise not to attempt it again. If I do I will use the bus or maybe a push bike.
Kindest regards
North Oxford resident and car driver (previously a shopper in Summertown)
Submitted By: John Bleakley
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