Private Parking Charge- overstaying in Supermarket car park during Covid-19 lockdown/social distance

Snakes_Belly

That's really good news. I was hopeful that the charge would be cancelled. It would have been very bad PR for them if this had got into the press especially after all the support that they are giving to the NHS. 

I do hope that when this crisis is over some of these supermarkets consider managing their car parks themselves. After all with possibly more people shopping online there will not be any need to contract themselves to organisations that harass and bully their customers. Just make a small charge for an overstay and donate it to the NHS.  

D_P_Dance

I always include the phase

I am sure that behaviour/conduct of this nature does not reach the high standards to which you no doubt aspire.

MothballsWallet

D_P_Dance said:

I always include the phase

I am sure that behaviour/conduct of this nature does not reach the high standards to which you do doubt aspire.

Sorry to be pedantic, @D_P_Dance, but I think you missed a typo there: should "you do doubt aspire" be "you no doubt aspire"?

beamerguy

MothballsWallet said:

D_P_Dance said:

I always include the phase

I am sure that behaviour/conduct of this nature does not reach the high standards to which you do doubt aspire.

Sorry to be pedantic, @D_P_Dance, but I think you missed a typo there: should "you do doubt aspire" be "you no doubt aspire"?

Ah, Sir Dance is probably on the gin right now, who can blame him

kh904

Snakes_Belly said:

I do hope that when this crisis is over some of these supermarkets consider managing their car parks themselves.  

I can't see that happening to be honest. I can see how it's far more convenient and cost effective to outsource the car park management to company that specialises in it, has the tech, admin, etc.

Umkomaas

kh904 said:

Snakes_Belly said:

I do hope that when this crisis is over some of these supermarkets consider managing their car parks themselves.  

I can't see that happening to be honest. I can see how it's far more convenient and cost effective to outsource the car park management to company that specialises in it, has the tech, admin, etc.

...... who will mercilessly pursue, harass and intimidate their customers, many of whom will never return to that store again. It will also have a knock-on effect of other potential/regular customers avoiding the store if the reputation spreads that a venal PPC is rampant in their car park. 

While, like you, I can't see many stores taking on car park management themselves, the time might be right for a review and major shake-up in an attempt to woo back their customer base, which is infinitely more important than providing a free-of-charge bear pit to a parasite to suck their customers' blood, and in the process leech money away from their bottom line. 

But, if people just read the signs when entering a car park and comply (such a simple process to build into the autopilot), PPCs go bust. It's a very uncomplicated equation. 

Redx

The other issue is the unrealistic time limits being set with no rhyme or reason

ECP give 3 hours on my local Morrisons , Parking Eye give 4 hours on crown point North shopping centre , I have never been a fan of 90 minutes on any car park , even 2 hours on the Beavis car park caused issues

You tend to find that they may start with a reasonable time limit of 3 hours , then reduce it over time to trap more victims in order to increase revenue , but the store or stores lose out and die

The Peel centre in Stockport was infamous for these issues , so much so that stores failed and excel lost the franchise to care parking

Scrapit

Umkomaas said:

kh904 said:

Snakes_Belly said:

I do hope that when this crisis is over some of these supermarkets consider managing their car parks themselves.  

I can't see that happening to be honest. I can see how it's far more convenient and cost effective to outsource the car park management to company that specialises in it, has the tech, admin, etc.

But, if people just read the signs when entering a car park and comply (such a simple process to build into the autopilot), PPCs go bust. It's a very uncomplicated equation. 

It's no where near as simple as that. If the ppc operates a pay to park scheme and everyone complies there is still plenty of profit in the business to make it more than sustainable.

D_P_Dance

But, if people just read the signs when entering a car park and comply (such a simple process to build into the autopilot)

A judge recently pointed out tha one OPA sign ran to over 700 words, no doubt eight foot in the ais and with sme minute print.  
How many people would yu say would bother to read that?    Have you read this thread?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5972164/parking-eye-signs-oxford-road-reading

MothballsWallet

Redx said:

The other issue is the unrealistic time limits being set with no rhyme or reason

ECP give 3 hours on my local Morrisons , Parking Eye give 4 hours on crown point North shopping centre , I have never been a fan of 90 minutes on any car park , even 2 hours on the Beavis car park caused issues

You tend to find that they may start with a reasonable time limit of 3 hours , then reduce it over time to trap more victims in order to increase revenue , but the store or stores lose out and die

The Peel centre in Stockport was infamous for these issues , so much so that stores failed and excel lost the franchise to care parking

Care Parking? Bit of an oxymoron/paradox, isn't it?