ET66 VHK

White Skoda Octavia

• ET66 VHK is yet another non-resident taxi that residents regularly see left in Hollingdean when it is not in use.

• It is almost always parked as close as possible to Fiveways, typically on Hollingbury Crescent or the surrounding roads where parking pressure is at its worst.

• This is not incidental. Like many other taxis stored here, the driver is clearly choosing this corner of Hollingdean for convenience, knowing it allows them to walk straight back towards Fiveways without paying to keep the vehicle where they actually live.

• Residents report that the vehicle is often left for extended periods, occupying space that local households rely on day-to-day.

• As with other taxis kept here, its presence brings additional traffic as it arrives and departs, more engine noise, and yet another commercial vehicle taking up residential street space.

• This Skoda is part of a growing and well-documented pattern. Taxis are increasingly being stored in Hollingdean when not working, effectively turning residential streets into an unofficial holding area for vehicles that owners do not want outside their own homes.

• The impact is cumulative and deeply felt by residents who are left to absorb the congestion, noise, and loss of parking created by someone else’s choice.