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To think cars and wheelie bins are big factors in why a lot of areas look terrible?

204 replies

Netamount · 07/05/2025 08:31

Cars are everywhere - households with two or three. Front gardens concreted over, walls demolished to create parking. Streets double parked. New build estates (that should know better) with inadequate parking, so cars are everywhere. Narrow streets and attractive buildings demolished for relief roads and widening.

Most UK houses weren’t built with four massive bins in mind. Many don’t have easy access to the street from the back, so they have to be kept at the front, and look awful.

I’ve no solutions really (I have a car and four bins too), just wondering what other people thought?

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Newgirls · 07/05/2025 08:44

In Brighton they have giant shared bins on the road to reduce this

Newgirls · 07/05/2025 08:43

Yep. A 3 bed house is designed for 1 car only.

Atarin · 07/05/2025 08:35

We only have 2 bins and I can’t remember the last time I have seen off street parking! But, we are in central London, so it’s very rare to have a driveway.

We have great transport infrastructure and cycle lanes, so that helps. Is that something you can campaign for in your local area? You could get a bin store to hide the bins if you don’t like them, or try and reduce them.

Mulledjuice · 07/05/2025 08:33

Yanbu