Bromborough Railway Station’s car park blacked out after misunderstanding

Nov 4 2009 by Carrie Catterall, Bromborough and Bebington News

BROMBOROUGH Railway Station’s car park was left in the dark after a misunderstanding between Merseyrail and Wirral Borough Council.

The lights in the car park on Allport Road, Bromborough, have been off since last Wednesday leaving railway users to walk to their car in the pitch black.

Carole Molyneux arrived at the car park on Thursday night and was petrified as she crossed in the darkness to her car.

When she got home, she and her husband Paul emailed Wirral Borough Council and Merseyrail to let them know about the issue.

However both replied saying the problem was the other’s responsibility.

Carole said: “I was livid.

“Never mind the fact that the car park was dangerous because it’s so dark but the fact that they blamed each other was unbelievable.

“We then received another email from the council telling us they’d made a mistake and the lighting is their responsibility and they will rectify the problem.

“I was so baffled – but at least the problem is now on its way to being resolved.”

A Council spokesman said: “The problem at Bromborough car park is as the result of a power cut to one of the street lights. This has been reported to Manweb as a matter of urgency. We are always grateful to members of the public who take the trouble to inform us when street lights are not working and apologise that our customer services were not up to scratch on this occasion.”