ASDA parking

[Trumpet]

ATJ said "and that's probably why Asda have made no effort to prevent people exiting that way and recently applied to have the restriction lifted."
So, they're applying for a restriction that doesn't exist?

So, what is it, there is a restriction or there isn't?
ATJ seems to think that ASDA seem to think, there is a restriction.

That's restricted information.

 

[John Marwood]

ASsociated DAiries

 

[arthur]

ASDA car park is now monitored by a car parking company - SMARTPARKING or something like that. ASDA say they are nothing to do with them and can't take any complaints about the company. Its much the same as when TK max and the bath store had problems with the car parking firm monitoring their car park.

Its going to put some people off shopping there now that the company have started sending people parking charge letter and threatening legal action in the charge isn't paid. The parking company have admitted there have been glitches in their camera times but they are still threatening legal action if you don't pay within 14 days.

Perhaps the newsletter would like to do a story on it to raise awareness and the big question is do they every proceed to court if you don't pay. the TK max car parking firm didn't

 

[cj1]

They are now charging people £70 if they leave the site on foot even if they complete an asda shop

 

[cj1]

ASDA say they are nothing to do with them and can't take any complaints about the company.

correct me if i'm wrong but ASDA own the car park and give smart parking permission to operate. if permission has not been given then they have no right to operate at the sight.

 

[littleme]

They are now charging people £70 if they leave the site on foot even if they complete an asda shop

That's just stupid, I've seen this ridiculous rumor on Facebook, how on earth would they know where car drivers/passengers are going unless they followed every single one?!

Utter claptrap.

 

[staffordjas]

They are now charging people £70 if they leave the site on foot even if they complete an asda shop

The sales will be plummetting there then! I've been spending a hell of a lot of money shopping at Asda ,then filling up with petrol on my way out, but sometimes nip into town whilst parked there. Will be shopping elsewhere from now on if that is the case.

 

[photography_bloke]

Smart parking don't have anything to do with ASDA and operate independently, but ASDA will have brought them in

There are signs around the site warning people of the £70 charge if they are seen leaving the site on foot, and I have seen wardens patrolling the car park looking for people - but I would argue that it's an unenforceable rule (how do you prove which person is associated to which car?)

I only ever park there if I'm planning on going into Asda, but I may also pop into town as well - if they stop me from doing that, I'll just go and park at Sainsbury's, get my bits of shopping from there instead, claim my car park charge back then head into town.

 

[cj1]

there are parking attendants on sight as well as anpr cameras if they see you walk off sight you will get a ticket

 

[Gramaisc]

That's just stupid, I've seen this ridiculous rumor on Facebook, how on earth would they know where car drivers/passengers are going unless they followed every single one?!

Utter claptrap.

There is (or was) a sign on Dunelm car-park reminding patrons of a similar condition being applied there..

 

[photography_bloke]

ANPR cameras would only prove that my car was there - they would need to see me leave it and walk off the site

And there's a lot more people around the car park than there are wardens, so there's no way they can tail everyone who comes and goes

 

[Gramaisc]

ANPR cameras would only prove that my car was there - they would need to see me leave it and walk off the site

And there's a lot more people around the car park than there are wardens, so there's no way they can tail everyone who comes and goes

Soon, they may not need to tail you - http://www.boycotttesco.com/about.html .

 

[cj1]

ANPR cameras would only prove that my car was there - they would need to see me leave it and walk off the site

And there's a lot more people around the car park than there are wardens, so there's no way they can tail everyone who comes and goes

question is do you feel lucky?

on the flip side if you got a ticket slapped on your car and you didn't leave the site how could you prove it. trying to keep track of all those people and cars can't be easy how could you prove a mistake had happened?

 

[proactive]

Sounds like a jolly good reason to shop somewhere else to me.

 

[Gramaisc]

Sounds like a jolly good reason to shop somewhere else to me.

Other reasons are also available for both of them.

 

[arthur]

I've seen the paperwork for a case where a driver went into ASDA prior to going to work to buy sandwiches - then went to work all day and then went back to ASDA at night to do the weekly shop,


The camera photographed the car number plate going in at 7.30 am and leaving at 6.30 pm showing that the car had been there all day. The driver did not keep the receipts for the shopping so she had no proof that she had shopped twice - she had to get evidence
that her car had been somewhere else all day.which was extremely difficult to do she wrote to SP and send them the evidence.

SMART PARKING canceled the ticket saying that there had been a glitch in the system. - no apology about the threat of taking legal action if the parking charge was not paid no apology about the stress and ASDA didn't want to know.

 

[Gramaisc]

I've seen the paperwork for a case where a driver went into ASDA prior to going to work to buy sandwiches - then went to work all day and then went back to ASDA at night to do the weekly shop,


The camera photographed the car number plate going in at 7.30 am and leaving at 6.30 pm showing that the car had been there all day. The driver did not keep the receipts for the shopping so she had no proof that she had shopped twice - she had to get evidence
that her car had been somewhere else all day.which was extremely difficult to do she wrote to SP and send them the evidence.

SMART PARKING canceled the ticket saying that there had been a glitch in the system. - no apology about the threat of taking legal action if the parking charge was not paid no apology about the stress and ASDA didn't want to know.

Similar to this, as reported here - http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/index.php?threads/a-little-victory.11921/ .

 

[staffordjas]

and ASDA didn't want to know.

Asda have had a sign plonked in the entrance foyer lately , can't remember the exact wording , but shouting something along the lines of .. 'Don't complain about parking problems to us, not our problem!

Reading the above, I'll definitely be giving the shop a miss from now on. I sometimes shop on the way from dropping hubby off early in the morning and then call back in later in the day for forgotten items when picking him back up.

Roll on the opening of the new Aldi...

 

[Rikki]

Can't understand why Asda would choose to manage their car park like this. Ok people do abuse it for free parking and it does get busy. But I've never not been able to find a space and the overflow car park at the rear is normally almost empty whenever I go.

All this will do is hurt their turnover as people go elsewhere so they can combine a walk into town with a bit of food shopping. Give it a few months and someone will realise the monthly figures have fallen, It won't be long until the rules are changed.

Or it could be their being paid a fair bit by the parking company and have calculated it will more than make up for the potential loss of sales.

 

[Gramaisc]

Can't understand why Asda would choose to manage their car park like this. Ok people do abuse it for free parking and it does get busy. But I've never not been able to find a space and the overflow car park at the rear is normally almost empty whenever I go.

All this will do is hurt their turnover as people go elsewhere so they can combine a walk into town with a bit of food shopping. Give it a few months and someone will realise the monthly figures have fallen, It won't be long until the rules are changed.

Or it could be their being paid a fair bit by the parking company and have calculated it will more than make up for the potential loss of sales.

It's just about the numbers - Trumpet's case that I quoted above was two years ago - if the vast majority of people just carry on putting up with it happening to others (perhaps often in ignorance of what is going on), then Asda will carry on (ab)using the system - if it doesn't hurt them, then they will have no business incentive to alter things.

Market forces are the only real vote that people have.