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Odyssey Parking BE WARNED
mia1830
Posts: 92 Forumite
in N. Ireland
Hi,
Just thought I would share what happened there today to save some of you some money! We were at the odyssey today to take our little one to the pictures for the £1 kids club. We were parking in the car park and had just got out of the car when a parking attendant came over to me and explained that I was liable for a £100 yes £100 fine has I was over the white line in the parking bay!
Now before everybody shouts at me for taking 2 spaces I didn't I
hate that as much as the next person. I had parked at the end of a row were there was no parking space on the other side, the reason I do this is I drive a 3 door with very long doors and you always get someone who parks so close you can't get your door open enough to get in, hence I always park, may it be the furtherest away space, at the end of a row so I am not taking 2 parking spaces as that cracks me up! Ok so rant over :rotfl:
So be warned if you are not the best at parking or must take 2 spaces be expected to pay a hefty £100 for it. The parking attendant pointed out the signs but honestly who reads them in a car park, they usually waffle about how they are not resposable for theft/damage!
Oh and Im sorry for ranting at the parking attendant but was a bad start to the morning!!
Just thought I would share what happened there today to save some of you some money! We were at the odyssey today to take our little one to the pictures for the £1 kids club. We were parking in the car park and had just got out of the car when a parking attendant came over to me and explained that I was liable for a £100 yes £100 fine has I was over the white line in the parking bay!
Now before everybody shouts at me for taking 2 spaces I didn't I
hate that as much as the next person. I had parked at the end of a row were there was no parking space on the other side, the reason I do this is I drive a 3 door with very long doors and you always get someone who parks so close you can't get your door open enough to get in, hence I always park, may it be the furtherest away space, at the end of a row so I am not taking 2 parking spaces as that cracks me up! Ok so rant over :rotfl:
So be warned if you are not the best at parking or must take 2 spaces be expected to pay a hefty £100 for it. The parking attendant pointed out the signs but honestly who reads them in a car park, they usually waffle about how they are not resposable for theft/damage!
Oh and Im sorry for ranting at the parking attendant but was a bad start to the morning!!
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Don't pay it!! This sort of issue has been discussed on MSE before. See this thread HERE
I should imagine that if you go to the motoring section of the Play & Home bit of these forums and have a look through you'll probably find other threads to support you. £100 is an utter rip off. Don't pay!!!0 -
Sorry he didn't charge me, he let me move the car. But who do they think they are! Grrrrrr!0
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Hi,
Just thought I would share what happened there today to save some of you some money! We were at the odyssey today to take our little one to the pictures for the £1 kids club. We were parking in the car park and had just got out of the car when a parking attendant came over to me and explained that I was liable for a £100 yes £100 fine has I was over the white line in the parking bay!
Now before everybody shouts at me for taking 2 spaces I didn't I
hate that as much as the next person. I had parked at the end of a row were there was no parking space on the other side, the reason I do this is I drive a 3 door with very long doors and you always get someone who parks so close you can't get your door open enough to get in, hence I always park, may it be the furtherest away space, at the end of a row so I am not taking 2 parking spaces as that cracks me up! Ok so rant over :rotfl:
So be warned if you are not the best at parking or must take 2 spaces be expected to pay a hefty £100 for it. The parking attendant pointed out the signs but honestly who reads them in a car park, they usually waffle about how they are not resposable for theft/damage!
Oh and Im sorry for ranting at the parking attendant but was a bad start to the morning!!
Don't pay it!
Get over to the Parking fines / tickets board!0 -
Did you read all the thread?
No, I opened the thread when the OP had posted and no-one else, read some other threads, web stuff ect then came back to it and posted. I then saw that the OP had posted that they hadn't paid, but hey-ho, my aim was to post something useful to the OP.
Yours on the other had was for what purpose? :cool:0 -
No, I opened the thread when the OP had posted and no-one else, read some other threads, web stuff ect then came back to it and posted. I then saw that the OP had posted that they hadn't paid, but hey-ho, my aim was to post something useful to the OP.
Yours on the other had was for what purpose? :cool:
To point out that people jump in before reading all of the thread...all 3 posts and same advice as SnowyOwlDave0 -
As a mum too, I understand, however if there was no parking space why park there?0
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cathy OP stated she parked in a proper space at the end of a row!Dave0
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Oh yeah sorry, she parked in a proper space just not properly. I read too quickly0
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