"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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The Lidl branch I most use is at Clapham Junction. They have number
recognition cameras, and ask you for your car number at the checkout.
Which then gives you up to 90 minutes free parking.

Had a demand for a fine from the company that runs it for them. On that
occasion, the till person obviously forgot to ask me for my details. Not
that I noticed at the time. And they could have changed the system anyway.

Emailed the car park company and said I'd paid by plastic so they could
check with the store easily that I'd used the store on the date and time
in question.

Some time later, I've had an email asking me to prove I made a purchase.
They want a copy of the till receipt.

As it happens I do still have it - as I bought something with a warranty.
But had it been just groceries, would have been junked the same day.

So I've told them to check themselves. Be interesting to see what happens
next.

Nothing will and there's no need to respond any further. It's a fairly
fundamental principle of civil litigation that you aren't obliged to do the
other side's homework for them. Just keep the evidence in case they're
stupid enough to make a claim in court but they won't. Their procedure is
likely to fire off a couple of letters to try and flush the really nervous
types out and earn a few quid and give up on anyone else.
--
Dave Baker