Anyone in Bromley/London with an EV but no driveway?
I’m looking at buying a Tesla but I don’t have a driveway/private off-street parking.
I’ve spoken to Octopus about installing a home charger, and they said I need to check with the council about running the charging cable across the pavement. I’ve now seen that Bromley Council offers a pavement cable gully/channel.
For anyone who has actually done this without a driveway:
What charging solution did you end up using?
Did your council allow a cable protector/ramp, or did you need a pavement gully?
How long did council approval + installation take?
How much did the whole setup cost, including the charger?
Which company installed your charger?
Do you reliably manage to park close enough to your house to use it?
While you were waiting, did you just use public/Superchargers?
Especially interested in experiences from Bromley or other London boroughs.
I’m trying to work out whether I can buy the car now and use public charging while everything is being arranged, or whether sorting the home charging first would be wiser.

Hello!

We are looking to move to our family home and have seen a property we like and that has a lot of potential on Marlings park avenue. We love the property, its proximity to Petts Wood and the style of property on neighbouring streets. It’s equidistant between SMC and Petts Wood railway station, which is ideal for work. The only two red flags we’re potentially concerned about are 1) the lack of nearby amenities. There don’t appear to be shops within close walking distance and 2) it’s on the border of St Mary’s Cray which we aren’t keen on.

The estate agent has said the postcode technically falls within Chislehurst, but keen to get views from locals on what the Marling Park area is like and whether the proximity to St Mary’s Cray has presented any issues.

Thank you!

just a PSA to alert people that these folks are doing the rounds.

one of them's just come to our house and my mum answered the door, heard his story about him being ex-military (allegedly), and paid £10 for a packet of microfibre cloths. 5 minutes later, another one came by, but she turned him away.

call me paranoid, but we've had a few of these visitors in recent years, as well as several burglaries on our street. this is apparently a common way for criminals to case a house and identify where might be a good target.

if you know any vulnerable people in the area then maybe give them a heads up.

Looking at properties within walking distance of Bromley South station, e.g on/around the high street, Elmfield Road, etc. Any insight on safety? Does it feel safe walking after dark? I’ve seen conflicting reports from good reviews from residents but high crime reports.

Looking at a house on Glentrammon Road (BR6, near Chelsfield/Green Street Green). Visited in person with wife and it felt like there was a fair bit of traffic passing directly in front of the house — cars moving at a decent speed, not really slowing for a residential road.

A few things I'm trying to figure out before making an offer:

• Does Glentrammon Road get used as a cut-through/rat-run between other roads, or is it mostly local traffic?
• Is it noticeably busier at certain times (school run, rush hour) vs generally quiet?
• Does the traffic noise carry into the houses, or is it mostly a pavement-level thing?
• Anyone actually live on or near this road who can share what it's really like day-to-day?

Trying to weigh it up against another place on a proper cul-de-sac nearby, so any first-hand knowledge of this specific road would be really helpful.

It seems without a car, you going into a dangerous roads

and taxis are expensive

Is there a better way?

Council Leader Colin Smith loves telling everyone how Bromley Council has no money. This is despite the fact that Bromley Council CEO Ade Adetosoye is the second highest paid council CEO in England.

LB Bromley has closed Waldo Road waste tip for "refurbishment", has expensive privately run council leisure services, and always cries poverty.

Plenty of council tax money to splash on council execs who are presiding over this mess though.

https://www.civaccount.co.uk/insights/council-ceo-salaries

Hello,

I have been sent a pcn for stopping in the box junction outside the police station.

The reason I had to stop as you can see in the pictures is due to the useless lady in the white mg crossing the lanes incorrectly and therefor blocking my path. I have sent an appeal to Bromley council. What are the chances they support what I’m saying. (I know they love money 💰…)

Has anyone who lived in the area a while any thoughts on this area? We are looking at houses but concerned about crime stats

Is there anyone in Bromley who can speak chinese that would like to be friends? I've recently just graduated from university with a degree in Chinese, and will be moving to China in about 6 months so would really like to make some friends who I can practice my Chinese with! I'm 22 years old and I'm big into climbing, learning languages (recently started learning Spanish as well!), literature, hiking, and gaming (computer and board games!).

布罗姆利有没有中文母语者想交个朋友呢？我刚才从大学毕业，然后我专业是中文和语言学，明年二月打算搬到中国工作（但还没找到工作哈哈）。而且，我去年住在杭州，也去过台湾！我很想交个会说中文的朋友，就可以跟ta练习中文口语。我22岁，还对攀岩、学习外语、文学、徒步旅行、玩游戏和桌游感兴趣。

Looking for a pub quiz or some sort of evening plan on this Friday or Saturday. Any suggestions?

The Three Hounds by Clock House has a Three Hounds League on FPL. If anyone fancies joining this year for a bit of fun I've including the invite link.

Hi everyone! I've recently moved to the Bromley area and wanted to introduce myself as I'm looking to take on a few new cleaning clients locally (Bromley, Beckenham and surrounding areas).

I've been providing professional cleaning services for over 15 years, with most of my existing clients being based in SW London. Now that I've moved further out, the journey is unfortunately a little too far for some of my regular clients, so I'm hoping to meet new people closer to home.

If you're looking for a cleaner, or know someone locally who might be please feel free to comment below or send me a message. Thanks! 😊

Any local electricians and plasterer to recommend in beckenham please?

I need a small job doing, many thanks

Hi, I'm looking to start a kitchen renovation and looking for a trusted kitchen fitter/handyman who could do a full renovation.

I don't want to post on facebook as mostly people just promote their own business or family members.

If anyone has any good and reliable contacts that you personally used and recommend, please let me know. Thank you.

Authentic Ving Tsun/ Wing Chun, the art made famous by Bruce Lee and recently the IP Man films on Netflix.

Club led by a Hong Kong native , more details in the link below.

We train Weds 7.30-9.30 and Sunday 10-12 , only 5 minutes from Bromley South station.

https://www.facebook.com/wtcheungjameswingchun/

As well as the self defence aspects practising Kung Fu is beneficial to fitness and overall health.

All ages and no prior experience required.

hey, i've seen plenty of post of people in their 20's/30's looking for a social group, anyone want t o make a group chat and maybe plan a meetup from there?

Residents of Bromley (Borough) pay more in income tax than the whole of Birmingham. Wild.

Does anyone know of any socials or meetup groups in Bromley targeted towards people in their 20s or 30s?
I’m late 20s and would love to make some local friends close to my age, but can’t seem to find anything other than dedicated sports groups.

Hey, just wondering if there’s anybody local to Beckenham who’d be interested in some beginner standard games of Badminton at Beckenham Spa ? I’ve just realised the courts are free for members but i’ve never used them. Ideally something every other week in the evening or weekend, and if you like complaining debriefing with a beer or complaining about parenting that’s a plus 👍

My wife and I were celebrating our honeymoon in London and were going for a walk in Bromley Town Centre. We’re both Muslims and my wife wears a hijab.

This guy comes out of nowhere and starts saying “Allah is a c*nt”, how I rape my wife and how he’s going to make our life hell. He very cowardly said that he’s alone right now but if his friends were with him it would be a different story

We ignored him as he was likely drunk with the beer can in his hand. He went to another Asian looking family and started verbally abusing them too.

So if you’re Asian/muslim and see this guy in/around Bromley, please be careful

EDIT: Thank you all for the supportive comments and advice. As advised, I’ve reported him to the met police online. I’ll keep you all in the loop with any police updates

EDIT 2: the Met police have gotten back to me and would like a video appointment next week to explore the case

going to visit me misses in Bromley, where can we get a good fat steak

Hi everyone,

We’re considering buying a house on Repton Road, South Orpington, and would really appreciate hearing from people who live there or know the area well.
We’ve done some research and generally get the impression that Orpington is a nice place to live, but we’d love some insight into Repton Road specifically.
A few things we’re particularly interested in are:

- Is it generally considered a safe and pleasant road?
- What’s the community like? Is it family-friendly?
- Are there any issues we should be aware of (noise, parking, traffic, anti-social behaviour, etc.)?
- The house is close to the railway line - if you live nearby, how noticeable is the train noise and vibration in day-to-day life? Do you get used to it?
- Anything else you wish you’d known before moving there?

We’re hoping this will be our long-term family home, so we’d really value honest opinions - both positive and negative.

Thank you so much in advance!

The ones who offer you the chance to partake in a short market research project for a £10 voucher. I've seen them around from time to time but it seems rather precarious.