Getting to you here
Milton, Eastney and the seafront sit on a grid that fills when Portsmouth play at home. A car left for the pier is a different wait from a car wedged on a match street. The van does not sit in a bay waiting for the whistle; it comes to the vehicle when you say the street is clear enough to jack.
Inside PO4
Fratton Park. The stadium streets fill and empty on a timetable. A puncture on a match afternoon is often a car already boxed in. Say the stand and the street, not just the ground.
Milton (Portsmouth). The grid between the stadium and the sea. Terraces, school runs, and cars parked tight. A locking nut here is usually on a weekday driveway, not on the seafront.
Eastney. The eastern end of the island, with the barracks and the beach road. Sand in the bead is a real fault after a windy day. So is a kerb on the narrower streets behind.
South Parade Pier. The pier and the parade. Visitors leave cars for hours. A flat found at dusk is a car that still has to leave the seafront. Say which side of the parade.
The stadium and the pier look busy for the same reason: too many cars on too little kerb.
Give the street and the time of day. The driver will pick a window that can actually take a jack.