Tesco Car Park Complaint

Taadaa

If it makes you feel better call their head office and complain. Although as others have pointed out he may not be a manager. Seems awfully convenient if he was. Don't know why you are concerned about CCTV though as if you are telling the truth it will support your story, not theirs.

As for it being private.. houses are private, doesn't stop the police from investigating crimes committed therein, does it?

Plubber

Taadaa wrote: »

Although as others have pointed out he may not be a manager.

Then why was he wearing a Tesco name badge?

Altarf

Horseunderwater wrote: »

SM car parks put in highway code signs to try and help users stick to the rules, be civil etc etc, but they cannot enforce them and neither can the Police.

The Road Traffic Act does apply to supermarket car parks and police are perfectly able to deal with driving offences, such as careless or dangerous driving, as it says in the Highway Code - https://www.gov.uk/using-the-road-159-to-203/the-road-user-and-the-law

Ilona

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Am I the only one thinking scam?

I am thinking Troll. As the OP couldn't decide which supermarket he was at, and the story keeps getting bits added onto it, I'm guessing it is made up.

If it is true, then I don't know how the OP is going to explain it to the police, when he is having difficulty getting his thoughts together here.

Maybe this is a silly game to blacken Tesco's name. If a Tesco manager saw this thread they might be inclined to make a counter claim, and sue the OP for defamation of character.
Ilona

Apples2

Op almost ran a pedestrian over, even if it wasn't on a crossing it would be bad enough but this was on a crossing.
When cars go round tesco carpark near me I reckon most could stop in a matter of inches.

I call troll or clown, a lucky clown at that after nearly hitting a pedestrian on a crossing, see how much support you would have had if you had injured someone.

Money-Saving-King

If someone was looking at a phone there's no point in waving at them, if they were causing you to wait without noticing you should have beeped your horn.

I do have a funny feeling a lot isn't being told here.

Azari

Apples2 wrote: »

Op almost ran a pedestrian over, even if it wasn't on a crossing it would be bad enough but this was on a crossing.
When cars go round tesco carpark near me I reckon most could stop in a matter of inches.

I call troll or clown, a lucky clown at that after nearly hitting a pedestrian on a crossing, see how much support you would have had if you had injured someone.

You are not responding to what the OP said.

He said that the pedestrian almost hit him. (Which is quite different and likely to be a lot less damaging than him hitting the pedestrian.)

That is what would happen if the pedestrian suddenly stepped onto the crossing as a car was already crossing it.

It might behove some posters to check what the highway code actually says. These are the two salient points:

a) Look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross.

b) You MUST give way when a pedestrian has moved onto a crossing.

In other words, you are not legally obliged to stop unless the pedestrian has at least one foot on the crossing.

In fact, the highway code does not even unambiguously suggest that you should stop if a pedestrian is waiting. (Although good drivers will, of course.)

Money-Saving-King

Azari wrote: »

In other words, you are not legally obliged to stop unless the pedestrian has at least one foot on the crossing.

In fact, the highway code does not even unambiguously suggest that you should stop if a pedestrian is waiting. (Although good drivers will, of course.)

Apart from part A that says

a) Look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross.

System

I always thought zebra crossing in supermarket carparks weren't covered by the Highway Code. Obviously I stop for them but I always assumed as they were drawn on by the supermarket themselves that they weren't legal.

I live on a private road. Can we just draw a zebra crossing on it?

Azari

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Apart from part A that says

a) Look out for pedestrians waiting to cross and be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross.

Do you not understand the wording conventions used in the highway code?

If something is mandatory then it will say 'you must'.

If it is not mandatory but considered good practice it will Not say 'you must'.

If the law was that you have to stop for a pedestrian waiting at a crossing the highway code would say: "You must stop if a pedestrian is waiting".

The reason why it is not mandatory to stop for people waiting at a crossing is that it would create a massive grey area surrounding the exact definition of 'waiting'.