Hurray - I'll be able to park!

Living in London is great (for the most part!) but one annoyance is rarely being able to park outside your house. This is due to the industrial estate at the end of our road that fills our street with commuter cars every day - and don't even get me started about when Arsenal play at home! So, from next Monday our road is residents only parking. It's cost £100 for an annual permit and the visitor passes are expensive (£15 for a daily tradesmans' permit) but the joy of being able to unpack the shopping within a walking distance of the front door will be great - rather than having to double-park, unload, receive abuse form other drivers, then park a mile away - will make up for it.