McDonalds Parking Fine

lucylucky

Sandoval wrote: »

I'm surprised they haven't thrown the 'group' out before now. Sitting there taking up space for two hours practising sign language?

I'd say they've had a pretty good run not being told to move along before now.

They are aware that McDonalds is a restaurant where people go, eat their meals and leave aren't they? They're not actually intended as venues where groups meet and practice activities for hours on end.

Whether it's sign language, arts and crafts, male voice choir, Women's Institute or whatever, why hold your meetings in a fast food restaurant for hours?

Why anyone would want to spend two hours in a McDonalds doing anything is beyond me.

If McDonalds are unhappy about them being there then I'm sure they would ask them to leave.

But as they haven't I assume all is well.

After all they are having their lunch there.

Sandoval

lucylucky wrote: »

If McDonalds are unhappy about them being there then I'm sure they would ask them to leave.

But as they haven't I assume all is well.

After all they are having their lunch there.

Yes, in the very first line of my post I mentioned that I'm surprised they haven't been thrown out. Not sure why you felt the need to say basically the same thing to me in response.

deanos

trisontana wrote: »

I think that's irrelevant. To my knowledge, McDonalds do not set any limits to how long their customers can stay in their restaurants. So if you turn up on foot or by push-bike then I imagine you could stay there all day if you wanted to. So why the difference for motorists?

I would say its different because If there are say 50 spaces and 50 people come in the cars and sit there all day where will the other customer's park ?

Why else do you think they have imposed a 74 limit limit for cars ?

lucylucky

Sandoval wrote: »

Yes, in the very first line of my post I mentioned that I'm surprised they haven't been thrown out. Not sure why you felt the need to say basically the same thing to me in response.

Because you were surprised they had not been thrown out and I was not.

lucylucky

deanos wrote: »

I would say its different because If there are say 50 spaces and 50 people come in the cars and sit there all day where will the other customer's park ?

Why else do you think they have imposed a 74 limit limit for cars ?

This is an artificial limit though is it not as there is no way of enforcing it?

Sandoval

lucylucky wrote: »

This is an artificial limit though is it not as there is no way of enforcing it?

Of course there is a way of enforcing it.

When McDonalds feel like you've overstayed your welcome they ask you to take yourself and your car off their property, in the same way that I'd ask someone to leave my house if I felt I didn't want them there any longer.

Seems to be the rather obvious way of enforcing it...

lucylucky

Sandoval wrote: »

Of course there is a way of enforcing it.

When McDonalds feel like you've overstayed your welcome they ask you to take yourself and your car off their property, in the same way that I'd ask someone to leave my house if I felt I didn't want them there any longer.

Seems to be the rather obvious way of enforcing it...

How does asking someone to leave a car park "enforce" anything - it is merely a request.

Sandoval

lucylucky wrote: »

How does asking someone to leave a car park "enforce" anything - it is merely a request.

Not sure what you're getting at here.

Are you saying that if the owner of a car park asks you to move your car off their property then they have no actual power to do so and are merely making a request that you are within your rights to refuse?

lucylucky

Sandoval wrote: »

Not sure what you're getting at here.

Are you saying that if the owner of a car park asks you to move your car off their property then they have no actual power to do so and are merely making a request that you are within your rights to refuse?

They can ask you to leave but if you do refuse how will they enforce this? It may not even be their car park as in some retail places the communal car park is not owned by any of the businesses there

Putting a time limit and employing some PPC goons doesn't work

Sandoval

lucylucky wrote: »

They can ask you to leave but if you do refuse how will they enforce this?

If I parked my car on your property and you asked me to move it and I refused how would you enforce it?