Monthly parking near St John's Wood.

This is Westminster, where the controlled zone is the default condition, and the residents' bays are policed accordingly. Mansion blocks line the avenues, some with garages beneath, most without spares. On major match days the council adds event restrictions around Lord's, which removes even the optimistic options.

Lord's fills the surrounding streets for Tests and cup finals, and the Abbey Road studio crossing attracts photographs at all hours. St John's Wood station on the Jubilee line handles the commute; school-run traffic and mansion-block residents without garages make up the weekday demand.