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The character of Hemel Hempstead
The Magic Roundabout takes a moment to read for a driver seeing it for the first time, but experienced local drivers move through it smoothly, and we treat it as routine. The Old Town, on higher ground above the newer centre, has a traditional high street with straightforward kerbside parking. The Marlowes and the surrounding shopping centre are built for pedestrians, with cars using the perimeter car parks rather than the street itself.
- The Magic Roundabout is routine for our drivers, whatever it looks like on a map.
- Old Town pickups use standard kerbside parking on the high street.
- The Marlowes uses perimeter car parks rather than kerbside stops.
- Saturday shopping afternoons add short delays around the town centre.















