MT70 FUJ

Silver Renault Clio

• The stretch of road leading up to Fiveways is already one of the noisiest, busiest, and most congested corners of Hollingdean.

• Every additional non-resident vehicle parked there makes it worse, adding to the traffic squeeze, the constant stopping and starting of engines, and the fumes that hang in the air at peak times.

• MT70 FUJ is one of those cars. On many days, when not left in Hollingdean, it can be found parked in Fiveways itself, outside the closed shopfront of Living At Fiveways, or outside of Solutions Barbers, kept there for convenience while the owner avoids paying for parking in their own area.

• Residents have also noted that this Renault is frequently parked alongside BF15 HRO (a red Toyota Aygo) when parking in Hollingdean is tight, with both vehicles belonging to staff connected to the same Fiveways establishment (either at a Fiveways restaurant, or at the taproom nextdoor on Ditchling Road). When both cars appear together, it becomes clear this is not isolated commuter parking but coordinated use of Hollingdean as an unofficial staff car park.

• MT70 FUJ does not belong to a Hollingdean resident. The owner lives elsewhere in the city but consistently chooses to park here, taking advantage of Hollingdean’s lack of restrictions to secure a free space within walking distance of Fiveways.

• This is not incidental commuter parking. It forms part of a broader pattern in which staff from the same Fiveways premises are offloading multiple vehicles into the most pressured corner of the neighbourhood day after day.

• While it might not take up as much space as a large SUV or a camper van, the effect is still the same: one less space for a resident, more cars circling the neighbourhood looking for somewhere to stop, and more idling engines adding to noise and pollution.

• Vehicles like MT70 FUJ are part of the reason Hollingdean feels the spillover effects of neighbouring controlled zones so sharply.

• When cars like this appear together, as MT70 FUJ and BF15 HRO frequently do, the impact is multiplied. Two non-resident vehicles from the same source take up space in the exact same congested stretch, intensifying the traffic squeeze, the noise, and the competition for parking that residents face every single day.

• There is no excuse for this vehicle to be here other than pure selfishness. The owner is just as entitled to a permit in their own area as anyone else who lives there, yet they choose to shift their parking burden onto Hollingdean instead.