Parking eye overstayed, do I have any recourse?

Umkomaas

We would like to remind you that the car park offers free parking for a maximum stay of ninety minutes when using our store only. If you wish to use other local stores or facilities before or after completing your shopping in Aldi, we kindly ask that the vehicle is moved.

I'd be tempted to check out the local planning application, because there is sometimes a stipulation attached to the permission that the car park can be used for shopping elsewhere within the town. Check out the time limit approved too, as PE have been known to ratchet down their time limit when they're not catching enough motorists. Maybe an eye-opener if you follow this through.

We value your custom and hope that you will continue to shop with us.

Even if I didn't completely withdraw my custom, I think I'd be far less keen to shop with them as often after the hassle meted out to a customer of theirs. I wonder whether many return if they've actually paid the PCN?

EagerLearner

Thank you, valid points there, scares me that people may actually pay these thugs. The Aldi car park is the only way pretty much to access our high street, so they know people use it for that. We've no choice.

Would I contact local council to get a copy of their planning permission?

EagerLearner

Thanks so much to everyone for their time helping me on this, hopefully there'll be no next time but if there is I know what to do.

Umkomaas

Come back and help other newbies going through this. You have first-hand experience. I have absolutely no personal direct experience whatsoever, just that PE decided to mess with one of my own, over 5 years ago, so I decided to exact long term revenge. 19,000+ posts and I guess I've dented their wallet far more than they could have ever dented my loved one's.

And the wallets of a whole host of other parasites have taken a big hit too. Well done PE!