Tessa Jowell centre car park.

[lilolil]

Hello!

Need some advice please about the car park at Tessa Jowell centre.

I stupidly forgot to enter my car registration details and didn’t realise until I’d got home. I can prove I was there having tests and so that isn’t a problem as I shall try and contest the fine when it arrives.

My question is,…What if you just drive in and there are no parking spaces so you just drive straight out again? Is a fine issued then too?

Thank you!

[Penguin68]

No. You are allowed e.g. to drop patients off at the centre without incurring charges. They note the numbers of parked cars, not cars circulating or dropping off.

[Guest]

You can drop off and collect but you still have to enter your reg in machine inside, or you will get a fine.

[lilolil]

Thank you!

I went to the centre today and they gave me a proof of visit notice. I’m probably not the only ditsy person that forgets!

[Eats Dulwich]

Just reviving this thread rather than starting a new one, as there must be an obvious answer to my question that I haven't spotted so this might be resolved quickly!

I've been using Tessa Jowell recently and If the cameras in the car park pick up your number plate when you arrive and leave why do you have to put your registration in anyway - surely they have all the info they need on film to contact you if you overstay? 

[Penguin68]

It's about ensuring it's the medical facilities you are accessing, hence the sign-in actually in Tessa Jowell. And I think there are visual as well as camera checks, after all a number of people drive in and out of the car park to drop patients off. Clearly they are not parked up, so it's not relevant if they are fleetingly on camera. It's only those actually parked who need to identify themselves as patients. 

[Eats Dulwich]

18 hours ago, Penguin68 said:

It's about ensuring it's the medical facilities you are accessing, hence the sign-in actually in Tessa Jowell. And I think there are visual as well as camera checks, after all a number of people drive in and out of the car park to drop patients off. Clearly they are not parked up, so it's not relevant if they are fleetingly on camera. It's only those actually parked who need to identify themselves as patients. 

There's nothing to stop you signing in then going shopping in Lordship Lane though as long as you don't overstay you won't get a fine. 

[Sue]

9 minutes ago, Eats Dulwich said:

There's nothing to stop you signing in then going shopping in Lordship Lane though as long as you don't overstay you won't get a fine. 

This isn't supposed to be a public car park for shoppers though.

Surely it's intended for patients who aren't able to get there easily on foot or by public transport?

It isn't just the GP practice  there.There are various  clinics, and the blood test place.

Some people may be quite ill or have mobility issues. Suppose they can't get a parking space because people have parked there to go shopping?

Please don't encourage this!