I did a Lidl shopping. Is this a record?

CunningLinguist

I'm just starting the process of submitting an appeal to Athena but thought I'd ask on here if anyone has parked at a Lidl where the "allowed duration of stay" was less than 10 minutes? That's the ridiculous limit at Lidl Barnsley! Surely they can't claim that this is a reasonable amount of time in which to park, walk across the car park, shop, pay, return to the car, unload shopping, return trolley to enclosure, return to the car, exit car park?!?!?! I'd be interested to know if this is a record ....:cool:

trubster

Don't drop yourself in it.

Read the newbies thread before doing ANYTHING

hoohoo

CunningLinguist wrote: »

I'm just starting the process of submitting an appeal to Athena but thought I'd ask on here if anyone has parked at a Lidl where the "allowed duration of stay" was less than 10 minutes? That's the ridiculous limit at Lidl Barnsley! Surely they can't claim that this is a reasonable amount of time in which to park, walk across the car park, shop, pay, return to the car, unload shopping, return trolley to enclosure, return to the car, exit car park?!?!?! I'd be interested to know if this is a record ....:cool:

Its 10 minutes if you dont shop at lidl.

If you do shop, you get longer, but need to enter your reg at the till.

If you didnt do this, then you get a ticket. They usually cancel on production of till receipt/bank statement etc.

Best tactic it to get the cashier to cancel it next time you shop there, after they rung up your goods but before you pay. If they refuse to sort it, then cancel your shopping, but buy one small item so you can get your parking sorted or you will get a second ticket.

CunningLinguist

Thanks for explaining the 10-minute rule.
I did indeed read acres of the Newbie section but, despite my having shopped in Lidl for 35 minutes, I can't find any evidence of having done so, hence thinking that I'd need to follow the appeal to PCN route. This particular store is not one I would normally shop in - I did so to see if they had a particular item which was not stocked by my local Lidl, and they did not have one in my size. I'll keep looking for a receipt ...

Also, I didn't understand the reference to signature removal.

tykesi

CunningLinguist wrote: »

Also, I didn't understand the reference to signature removal.

There isn't one, what you read is actually Trubster's signature, not something directed at you.

Herzlos

So what's the deal if you shop in Lidl but don't actually buy something?

DavidP24

Simpler solution, do not shop at Lidl

Get a few friends together and hand out warning notice to customers of Lidl asking them to boycott the store.

grant_uk

CunningLinguist wrote: »

Thanks for explaining the 10-minute rule.
I did indeed read acres of the Newbie section but, despite my having shopped in Lidl for 35 minutes, I can't find any evidence of having done so, hence thinking that I'd need to follow the appeal to PCN route. This particular store is not one I would normally shop in - I did so to see if they had a particular item which was not stocked by my local Lidl, and they did not have one in my size. I'll keep looking for a receipt ...

Did you make your purchase using a debit/credit card? If so, your statement is adequate evidence.

CunningLinguist

Hi. Checked my cards and bank statement but can't find any evidence of purchase. As Herzlos asked above, what happens if you don't purchase anything? If you go into a shop but they don't have what you want, can you still be classified as a customer? Like many people arriving at a Lidl in the twilight, I didn't even see any signs, never mind read them. Had I done so, I'd have made a token purchase or just left straight away.

Annie1960

The facts of what actually happened on the day are irrelevant. Please read the NEWBIES thread. Mitigating circumstances are not taken into account. You need to use the same legal arguments everyone else uses to win, i.e. no contract (because signs were rubbish), not gpeol, etc.

Write a draft of your appeal, post it on this thread, and people will comment. Do this before you send it off.

Northlakes

Is this fair to a disabled person who may be wheelchair bound and take far more than 10 minutes to get into the store?

Of course not and the actions of Lidl should could be challenged on equality legislation alone.

I'm surprised that the local council don't take this up as it appears to me to clear discrimination against those with mobility problems.

However we all know this PCN process is nothing to do with servicing customers needs!