Torbay Reviews

A joke

Torbay council is a big joke They prefer to give 35 000 to the king s coronation than to spend any money where it s desperately needed The town centre is in such disrepair the roads are a joke so uneven in many places Trees that need trimming or need to be cut down I could carry on but I do not want to write a book The town is dying and nobody gives a monkies Pull your fingers out chancellors and make this town like it was 40 years ago I have lived here for the past 7 years-unfortunately and been holidaying for the past 60 years so I speak with great authority

Surprised by the high rating

Truly truly amazed by the high rating for Torbay council The council is broken and has been for many years departments are run by individuals who would not last in commercial world Some have been in that world and been found out Would concur with all the low reviews the failure rate is far in excess of anything good that goes on The type of individuals working for Torbay council mostly are not blessed with adequate intelligence Mostly those employed are there because they make those higher up look good Those who have been in the commercial world can see the wastage and stupidity of others Record any conversations film any interaction They will lie right up to the point of going into court and those that support others will also do the same until the last moment Council will rely on individuals becoming fed up with process of complaints and ombudsman Compliance is an office where they rely on continued excuses knowing that it will take 4 months before ICO independent complaints office even look at your complaint Best way is to take them to court they normally settle out of court

Think twice about living here

I asked if the council could either take down or trim a large tree that encroaches upon my entrance or put in yellow lines near my drive to stop people from parking opposite my drive The reason I gave was as I owned a motor home with high sides it made it near impossible to drive out onto the road without damaging the vehicle They said that they would look into it That was 4 plus years ago and I m still waiting Suffice to say I had to sell my van due to the situation The council are a big joke and will never change Please see my other review

Useless Housing Department

In the past 10 years I have lived in about 12 different place s The only help from Torbay council has been moved from one place to another due to them constantly closing down HMO s They tell me to register with Devon Home Choice who are equally as bad as Torbay Council housing and in the past 10 years I haven t even had a call from them I m in my 50 s with a chronic illness and am getting to the point where I will need to move to a different county to get any help

They support foreigners over the real

They support foreigners over the real families who have paid taxes in Torbay for generations Time for a complete overhaul of how local authorities work

They don t know what they are doing

They don t know what they are doing Very poorly managed Why can t they find competent management that can sort things out in all areas It s so poor that it makes me wonder if they have designed it this way I won t go into my dealings with them but needless to say I concur with the numerous negative ratings on here

I parked on Torquay Seafront

I parked on Torquay Seafront paid 4 hours parking on the council Ringo App and received a ticket due to accidently putting the incorrect location number in I challenged the PCN Ticket and they refused point blank As a tourist and holiday maker bringing revenue in to this area I am astounded the Council take such a negative approach to a genuine mistake My advice to anyone visiting this area is to think twice Shameful when you think of how much they are charging the general public for parking

Unfair parking penalty

As visitors from Ireland my wife and I recently visited Cockington Village I made a genuine mistake thinking parking was free and didn t see the pay and display signs until heading back to the car 20 minutes later My wife tried to explain the situation in the visitor centre but they were totally unhelpful and of no course no parking warden was to be found I subsequently appealed the penalty but my appeal was rejected I have been told this is par for the course for Torbay Torbay council seem more interested in making money off tourists through parking fines than genuinely making them feel welcome It s a shame as otherwise the area is beautiful and the people friendly It would make me think twice about visiting the area again