We have contacted the Arnison Centre management company a number of times since August over the new carpark. Whilst it is set to increase capacity and in many ways is much better for shoppers, we are concerned about the safety of the junctions opposite Frankie and Bennies as well as a few other issues.

Cars going towards M and S and coming off the main part of the road into the car park are going to fast.

The new crossing has not yet been installed to get to the restaurants and it seems that this is the cause for the speeding traffic. I have already noticed one accident here between two cars and another near miss. Once the raised crossing is in place this should reduce speeds – perhaps this should have been installed first – or even over a year ago when we first raised issues about safety on the old crossing – which subsequently someone was knocked over at.

Additionally the left turn/carriageway (in the photo) at this point is simply not wide enough. This can be seen clearly by the fact that almost every car ends up hitting the kerb. The kerbs are already cracked up after just a few weeks.

Finally the bollards protecting people who are walking through the carpark on the new pathway are not installed properly. We asked for the pathway from M and S into the car park to improve safety, however it seems as though just about every bollard has been installed using faulty materials and many are already very loose – the cement/concrete used has cracks all over the place. We mad them aware of this on the 22nd August and notified the council on 22nd September when nothing had been done about it.

If someone accidentally reverses quickly into one it could hit a pedestrian using the new path. We informed the Council’s relevant officers a week or so ago, as well as the owners of the Arnison Centre.

It is very clear to us that the new crossing should be installed immediately and the bollards repaired as a matter of urgency. I also think the turning into the carpark in the photo should be altered so that drivers can safety get round without hitting the kerb. Hopefully the Arnison Centre owners will take this matter seriously and the Council will put the necessary pressure on too.