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Red Toyota Aygo

• This is a little red Toyota that residents have come to recognise as yet another non-resident vehicle persistently using Hollingdean for free parking.

• It has been spotted here regularly since the start of 2025, almost always left for extended periods.

• The driver always parks it as close as possible to Fiveways, which inevitably means it ends up on Hollingbury Crescent or the surrounding roads. These are already some of the most congested streets in the area, because non-resident drivers from the adjoining Fiveways area routinely leave their cars here to be as near as they can to their own homes without paying for a permit.

• On its own, a car like this may not seem like much of a problem. But when added to the dozens of others parked here long-term by people with no connection to Hollingdean, it creates a constant squeeze for residents who actually need to use these streets.

• The cumulative effect is more circling traffic, more noise, and more frustration for those who live nearby.

• The issue here is not a lack of options for the owner, it is their lack of consideration. The owner could keep their car where they live, just like everyone else, but instead they choose the selfish option of leaving it on our streets instead.

• Hollingdean residents are the ones who pay the price for that choice, losing space outside their own homes, dealing with the noise, pollution and congestion that goes with this type of parking, all so that someone else can avoid the modest cost of a permit.