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Beware Sainsbury's parking fine after 2 hours

LadyShip

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JohnL

JohnL

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I've had two and got both cancelled after a typical moan from me to both Sainsbury's and the car park fine people. They don't put up much of a fight if you were in Sainsbury's and are slow or had a coffee in Starbucks (show the receipt - mine was ?130 - no arguing with that).


Preempted a third last week by going to the kiosk and saying I was staying longer.

ed26

ed26

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I was parked for over two hours a few weeks back. No fine yet, touch wood. Very easy to do when shopping with kids, by the time you've driven down to the parent parking, found the spaces are full of vans, driven back up to the top of the car park to find a wide enough space to get the doors opened, done the usual shop, looked for things that have moved or you don't usually buy (with one eye on the kids), changed a nappy, queued and paid.


I thought it was 3 hours but noticed it had changed to 2 hours a while back. Makes sense if they don't want the car park to be overused on match day.

JohnL

JohnL

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ed26 Wrote:

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> I was parked for over two hours a few weeks back.

> No fine yet, touch wood. Very easy to do when

> shopping with kids, by the time you've driven down

> to the parent parking, found the spaces are full

> of vans, driven back up to the top of the car park

> to find a wide enough space to get the doors

> opened, done the usual shop, looked for things

> that have moved or you don't usually buy (with one

> eye on the kids), changed a nappy, queued and

> paid.

>

> I thought it was 3 hours but noticed it had

> changed to 2 hours a while back. Makes sense if

> they don't want the car park to be overused on

> match day.


They send you a nice picture of you driving in and out - I think they're called Horizon Parking.


They will cancel it if you have a receipt to prove you were a customer there.

Sue

Sue

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LadyShip Wrote:

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> Be aware Sainsbury ED have a new lady manager who

> has changed the free parking from 3 hours to 2

> hours. I am a regular customer and got a fine

> through the post the other day for ?70. They will

> so far not cancel it.



What's the fact that the manager is a woman got to do with anything?

betternowthanthen

betternowthanthen

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When i arrived at the car park yesterday,on the black sign that states out your reg plate numbers, you can't see on the sign how long your allowed to park for, (no number of hrs) so you wouln't know how long your allowed to park for in the first place! Silly really! I scene a little deception/poor maintenance here, no wonder people are getting fined. Poor management, can't even spot a obvious error. Sure this is on purpose, otherwise it would clearly say amount of time you can park for. Must be a legal issue too!
rendelharris

rendelharris

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betternowthanthen Wrote:

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> When i arrived at the car park yesterday,on the

> black sign that states out your reg plate numbers,

> you can't see on the sign how long your allowed to

> park for, (no number of hrs) so you wouln't know

> how long your allowed to park for in the first

> place! Silly really! I scene a little

> deception/poor maintenance here, no wonder people

> are getting fined. Poor management, can't even

> spot a obvious error. Sure this is on purpose,

> otherwise it would clearly say amount of time you

> can park for. Must be a legal issue too!


Underneath the bit that flashes up your reg plate it says "Your free parking expires at" and flashes up a time.

alex_b

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rendelharris Wrote:

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> betternowthanthen Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > When i arrived at the car park yesterday,on the

> > black sign that states out your reg plate

> numbers,

> > you can't see on the sign how long your allowed

> to

> > park for, (no number of hrs) so you wouln't

> know

> > how long your allowed to park for in the first

> > place! Silly really! I scene a little

> > deception/poor maintenance here, no wonder

> people

> > are getting fined. Poor management, can't even

> > spot a obvious error. Sure this is on purpose,

> > otherwise it would clearly say amount of time

> you

> > can park for. Must be a legal issue too!

>

> Underneath the bit that flashes up your reg plate

> it says "Your free parking expires at" and flashes

> up a time.


Plus there are plenty of parking signs all over the carpark that say 2hrs on them. I really don't see what more Sainsbury's should be doing here, they seem far more transparent and reasonable than many other private car park operators.

louloulabelle

louloulabelle

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With Christmas shopping though Im pretty sure I was there longer than 2 hours today. By the time i had parked, shopped, queued at the checkout then packed the car and left etc...I imagine im not the only one either so there?s going to be a lot of tickets issued over the next couple of days...
Passiflora

Passiflora

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Yes, was there on the 21st with queues going into the car park, shopping and out again over two hours so will see if I get a ticket! Luckily I still have the receipt.


Not like Morrisons car park at Camberwell where I've had a word with the manager about things but will start another thread on here sometime!

ianr

ianr

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nina_maniana Wrote:

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> Car parking fines are run by a private company and

> if memory serves correctly not actually enforceable.


It currently doesn't. https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,1843506#msg-1843951

nina_maniana

nina_maniana

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Oh fair enough. I think they still don't bother to chase though, they just loudly threaten and their business is based around shaking as much money out of people as quickly as possible. I'd still ignore to be honest, and family members who have ignored have never seen any follow up.
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