Another Tesco Parking Initiative!!

fisherjim

So now the fun starts:

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/we-were-fined-at-the-tesco-st-stephen-s-car-park/story-29831624-detail/story.html

beamerguy

fisherjim wrote: »

So now the fun starts:

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/we-were-fined-at-the-tesco-st-stephen-s-car-park/story-29831624-detail/story.html

Think Tesco had enough warning but they know better ????

How to be stupid and lose customers ..... they never learn

DollyDee_2

Well I'd totally forgotten about this thread. We went to Tesco Walsall last week, first time since before the new parking scheme came in to force. Parked on rooftop car park, made our way to the entrance and noticed 3 new machines on the right. Read the instructions, went in, shopped, asked for a parking voucher at the checkout which was printed out after the receipt.

Got to the machines, touched screen to start. You had to enter your Reg No. but the first 4 spaces had X's in them so just input last 3 letters. I think about 6 images of cars entering were displayed. The first one was mine BUT the 2nd letter was an E instead of a C. I can't remember exactly now what order I did things in but I think I selected that car as it the only one the same make, model and colour as mine - the voucher wouldn't scan.

Went back to the beginning or whatever and got the option to enter the full Reg No. Voucher still wouldn't scan. Rinse & repeat.

I am certain I wasn't asked for my Reg No. at the checkout so there was nothing to identify my car on the voucher.

There was a man already at the left hand machines who must have had a problem and he had fetched a member of staff to help him. When she had finished with him I called her over and showed her what was happening. First of all she said there must be a car with a similar Reg No. as mine so I said "well, where's mine then?". Then I said I know that car's mine, it's the only "xxxxx" on the screen, it's approx the time we arrived and it's only one letter different. She couldn't get the voucher to scan either and had to go back in the store and ask a checkout operator to print another one. She managed to get it to work somehow but I don't know how my Reg with a "C" in it will tie up with the one with an "E" in it.

I know the explanation for the misread, the number plate screw is to the right of the upright of the "C". This is a bog standard number plate, been on the car since new, no fancy fonts, italics, spacing etc but the "camera" still misread it.

What if I had been close to the 2 hours when I got to the machines? I'd be getting a PCN now.

Later, I checked the Reg No with an "E" on the Gov website and it doesn't exist - I was worried if it did exist they might get a PCN.

Not impressed. The ground floor car park is huge and it is nowhere near the checkouts so there could be real problems there.

Sorry for the waffle:o

Umkomaas

At the end of the day, it's only the limp-wristed Highview who would try to take anything further forward.

What an overblown arrangement to resolve what is usually a minimal problem.

The_Deep

I do not understand, why pay more for a bottle of wine costing £4.99 and end up paying more than one costing a penny more?

This "free" parking is all very well, but what if the shop do not have the items you want.

minty777

What if the shop is shut?

pappa_golf

minty777 wrote: »

What if the shop is shut?

there will prob be a sign saying parking during opening hours

Umkomaas

pappa_golf wrote: »

there will prob be a sign saying parking during opening hours

After which it's an implied prohibition, therefore the only possible charge would be for trespass and for pursuit by the landowner.

Giant_Hogweed

I've just spotted this thread again (been away on hols) and something else has struck me.
My 'son in law' (he isn't married to my daughter, just living together) is currently the manager of one of our local Tesco's restaurants. He's turned it round and now they are running at a profit as many more people are stopping for breakfast/lunch etc. They want this, it brings money in. When people are sat eating the store manager is happy. He knows they will also shop there. So,add to this they have quite an extensive clothing department, and white goods, and add a big shop (easily more than an hour for Mrs Hogweed) and yep, easily more than two hours!
So what happens then when the invoice from these PPC vultures arrives?
At a guess most people will just pay up, a few will ignore then go down the road of the debt collector threato'grams, then pay up and a few will go to the shop and complain!
Surely a protest about this to Tesco's is needed, bad publicity is not good for business.:(:embarasse

peter_the_piper

Only Aldi seem to have ppc's in Hastings, the rest seem not to be infested.