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Not so Smart Parking - Thinking they can 'fine' people
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Kite2010
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Lets play a game of spot the massive error on these Sainsburys signs in a car-park "managed" by Smart/TCP (Newbury town-centre store, probably around 10 of these signs in that area)
Sadly the Euro Car Park signs which has TCP plus black tape over the Euro parts makes no errors (I'm guessing Euro used to 'manage' it before handing over to TCP).
Also how about this sign for "the how on earth are you meant to read it?" award
The text is less than 1cm high, I found it hard to read standing next to the fence, so how on earth is a vehicle driver meant to read it when coming into park? Google - http://goo.gl/maps/tq87i
And bravo to G24, in a Toys R Us car-park in Reading you can pay via ringgo for all-day parking, plus other season tickets (makes sense to the landowner to get some money in as it's a large car-park), however according to the G24 signs you will get charged if you leave site. So yes go ahead, pay £7 a day, but you can't leave the site. :rotfl:
Sadly the Euro Car Park signs which has TCP plus black tape over the Euro parts makes no errors (I'm guessing Euro used to 'manage' it before handing over to TCP).
Also how about this sign for "the how on earth are you meant to read it?" award
The text is less than 1cm high, I found it hard to read standing next to the fence, so how on earth is a vehicle driver meant to read it when coming into park? Google - http://goo.gl/maps/tq87i
And bravo to G24, in a Toys R Us car-park in Reading you can pay via ringgo for all-day parking, plus other season tickets (makes sense to the landowner to get some money in as it's a large car-park), however according to the G24 signs you will get charged if you leave site. So yes go ahead, pay £7 a day, but you can't leave the site. :rotfl:
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Good work Kite, that APCOA one should go to Martin Cutts if he's still collecting such info - as it's ridiculously small lettering!PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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No, not sure what it is or whether he still wants such examples of signage.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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Have you got the email address for Martin?
Here's the Plain Language Commission's website. The company is personally managed by Martin Cutts.
http://www.clearest.co.uk/
Suggest using the 'Contact Us' function to send.Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
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