BX67 OHP

White Toyota Prius

• BX67 OHP is a white Toyota Prius, registered as Brighton & Hove taxi number 129.

• It does not belong to any resident of Hollingdean, yet is regularly kept here between shifts, always parked as close as the driver can get to Fiveways - in an area already extremely congested with residents of the adjoining permit zone doing the same thing.

• It is one of a growing number of taxis using Hollingdean as a free storage spot, joining an increasing fleet of work vans and other commercial vehicles that have no direct link to the neighbourhood.

• This trend is putting mounting pressure on local parking, with residents finding themselves pushed further from their own homes while business owners take advantage of the lack of restrictions here.

• The presence of so many non-resident commercial vehicles not only reduces available parking but also adds to congestion, noise, and pollution in one of the busiest corners of Hollingdean.

• The driver of BX67 OHP, like others, could keep their vehicle at home or arrange proper storage in their own area, but instead chooses to displace residents here in order to avoid the costs and inconvenience of doing so.