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People in Long Hanborough hope extra station parking will stop commuters parking on verges. Picture: OX60281 Greg Blatchford
LONG HANBOROUGH: A 191-space, £400,000 extension to the car park at Hanborough railway station, above, opened yesterday. But parking fees will now be imposed for the first time.
Double-yellow lines have been painted in Main Road and nearby roads to prevent commuters parking on verges outside homes.
West Oxfordshire District Council has said it will patrol the area “regularly” and enforce the rules with £25 fines.
The previous 55-space car park was often full by 7am and dozens of drivers used to park on the nearby verges, to the anger of residents.
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