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Aldi is just about the only grocer still selling breadcrumbed
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Tim Watts wrote:
On 09/10/15 15:37, charles wrote: In article , Adrian wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:35:48 +0100, Davey wrote: Sounds like another good reason not to use Lidl. The first reason is that there isn't one near us. Another reason: I put my postcode into their website, and it returned the wrong location for my home. I'll just stick with the usual reasons. Their food's usually mediocre, rarely much that much cheaper than supermarkets with a proper and predictable range, and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. not my findings round here. Tunbridge Wells is getting an Aldi - not far from the station (well right next to, if you include Tunbridge Wells West station!). Although it's not somewhere I'm likely to do my regular shop[1] I'm expecting to go and sample their more interesting items... [1] I could be persuaded, but we'll have to see... That was my thinking about a year ago. Now about 80% of our weekly shop comes from Aldi and the rest from a fortnightly trip to ASDA and the odd trip to Costco. |
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On 09/10/2015 14:11, michael adams wrote:
I'm not sure of the legal basis on which people have got away with ignoring these things, ..... Simply this: If you have some land you can run a private car park, no question. Put a bloke in a kiosk or a pay and display machine, whatever you like, BUT you are NOT entitled to issue a fine or a ticket for non-compliance or failure to pay and you are NOT entitled to clamp either. So what looks like a parking ticket is actually only an invoice for inflated charges on the basis that you agreed to a contract when you parked there because the terms were written up on a sign. But you didn't read the small print and even if you did unreasonable terms are unenforceable under consumer legislation. So it is a scam tolerated by every town council in every town centre in the land. If you ignore the demands the 'fine' wil be doubled and doubled until it is in the hundreds and backed up by letters from solicitors that probably don't even exist, with charges added on so it can get quite scary. In the end it is all bluster and hollow threats. they can't enforce it in court. Tim w |
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On 09/10/2015 18:21, Adrian wrote:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:13:08 +0100, Nightjar cpb wrote: 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... Why don't they just read the number going in and the number going out, which is what my local Lidl does? Probably because even short-term minutes parking near Clapham Junction is at an expensive premium, and if the store want to provide it free to their customers, they want to ensure their customers aren't blocked out of all spaces by non-customers... Fair enough. In the same town as my Lidl you get the first two hours free in the town centre car park. -- Colin Bignell |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:45:00 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , charles wrote: And the more people that follow your example the quicker they will drop the scheme as uneconomic. is it? Our local one has a comparatively small car park where it was usually necessary to wait some considerable time to get an parking space. Often, I just went elsewhere. Now, with a camera monitored system, a parking space is usually available, implying that many of the spaces were being used by non-customers - so I will continue to shop there. Some people may, on principle stop going there, but others will take their place. Yes. The Lidl car park at Clapham Junction isn't as big as many of their others - and before the scheme could be difficult to get a space. Supermarkets should have adequate parking. They should be sited on large areas of ground. If they don't, they can **** off. I want to park my car, go shopping, then go home. I will not mess about with ****ing tickets. -- Caller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?" Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about". Caller: "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?" |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? -- You are the only person I know that has ever had a brain tumour removed from their arse. |
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"Jethro_uk" wrote in message ... On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:11:23 +0100, michael adams wrote: "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... [quoted text muted] There's plenty online, especially in local groups, of people who've ignored these demands and simply thrown them away without any consequences at all. Dangerous advice, post Beavis. *Probably* what would happen. But the courts have allowed it now. As it happens I wasn't advising the OP to do anything. I was simply making an observation. Any advice on offer would have been in the webpage to which I left a link http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/c...going-far.html As to Beavis I'm not aware of any judgement being made, and in any case with Beavis, there is no disagreement as to fact. In this case there most certainly is. It's for the complainant to prove that the OP hadn't shopped in Lidl at the appropriate times, not for him to prove that he had. michael adams .... |
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Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. -- Please note new email address: |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote:
In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. -- If an alien presented you with a piece of technology that could end all disease and famine throughout the entire planet, what would you do? 1) Present it to the President of the United States of America. 2) Sell it to the highest bidder. 3) Take it to pieces. |
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In article , Tough Guy no. 1265
wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar -- Please note new email address: |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:25:52 +0100, charles wrote:
In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar And everything nearby is equally old is it? When a building is knocked down, a car park should be made if there aren't enough already. -- "Sex is one of the most beautiful, wholesome, and natural things that money can buy." -- Steve Martin |
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On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote:
In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound wrote:
On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. -- Seen in a health food sto Shoplifters will be beaten over the head with an organic carrot. |
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In article , Tough Guy no. 1265
wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound wrote: On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. That probably depends where in Scotland. -- Please note new email address: |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 22:19:57 +0100, charles wrote:
In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound wrote: On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. That probably depends where in Scotland. Yes there are a couple of horrid places called Glasgow and Edinburgh, but normal people don't live there. -- Chaos will reign over order - it's easier to implement. |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:07:11 +0100, Fredxxx wrote:
On 09/10/2015 16:33, wrote: On Friday, 9 October 2015 15:06:13 UTC+1, Graham. wrote: Even if I successfully appeal the parking charge or Road Traffic Act offence, the admin charge still stands If you successfully appeal the parking charge then you should counterclaim against them for the admin charge. It's a loss wholly due to their pursuing an unenforceable claim against you. That was my thought initially, but this is really defamation and its consequences. Aren't we therefore talking of High Court action? Defamation? No. Theft maybe! -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound
wrote: On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. Women driving? Next thing they'll will be smoking pipes. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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On 09/10/2015 22:54, Graham. wrote:
On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:07:11 +0100, Fredxxx wrote: On 09/10/2015 16:33, wrote: On Friday, 9 October 2015 15:06:13 UTC+1, Graham. wrote: Even if I successfully appeal the parking charge or Road Traffic Act offence, the admin charge still stands If you successfully appeal the parking charge then you should counterclaim against them for the admin charge. It's a loss wholly due to their pursuing an unenforceable claim against you. That was my thought initially, but this is really defamation and its consequences. Aren't we therefore talking of High Court action? Defamation? No. Theft maybe! What theft? How have the parking charge company benefited from this theft? |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 22:58:45 +0100, Graham. wrote:
On Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound wrote: On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. Women driving? Next thing they'll will be smoking pipes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXzqAC_7Vxg -- Can you grow birds by planting birdseed? |
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On 09/10/2015 18:13, Nightjar cpb wrote:
On 09/10/2015 13:41, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: 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... Why don't they just read the number going in and the number going out, which is what my local Lidl does? Which fails as a technique if they miss you going out. They might then see a going-in one day and a going-out the next - and assume an overnight+ stay. -- Rod |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. The best idea is to not use shops in places like that. Bill |
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Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. It's other people who live close to me, not me who lives close to them. Bill |
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Adrian wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:13:08 +0100, Nightjar cpb wrote: 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... Why don't they just read the number going in and the number going out, which is what my local Lidl does? Probably because even short-term minutes parking near Clapham Junction is at an expensive premium, and if the store want to provide it free to their customers, they want to ensure their customers aren't blocked out of all spaces by non-customers... Yes - there is a Boots next door with no car park. The ASDA - where you you don't need a purchase to park - is rather further away. Other Lidl car parks in the area don't seem to have any restrictions at all - apart from the usual signs. -- *Welcome to **** Creek - sorry, we're out of paddles* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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charles wrote: Because that doesn't stop people parking at lidl while shopping elsewhere? My local Lidl, which takes numbers, allows 1½ hours free parking. This allows you to go other shops, or the bank, after you have done your Lidl shopping You're allowed 90 minutes at this Lidl too - but you do have to make a purchase to get the parking validated. According to the letter I got, I was only there for 25 minutes. -- *Husbands should come with instructions Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: Supermarkets should have adequate parking. They should be sited on large areas of ground. If they don't, they can **** off. I want to park my car, go shopping, then go home. I will not mess about with ****ing tickets. Excellent news. Means you'll not be moving to London. -- *Succeed, in spite of management * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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newshound wrote: Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. And the wife drove in those days? -- *I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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charles wrote: All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. That probably depends where in Scotland. Certainly does. He's never obviously been to a city there. -- *I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? It was built before cars were invented. Next point? -- *When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote in message ... "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... 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. I'm not being horrible, You were spawned horrible, that's why you were strangled at spawning time but your 'parents' are so inbred that they couldn’t even manage to get that right because they were so blotto at the time. but it seems to me that most of these parking problems happen in the south. We have never ever had problems parking in supermarket car parks in the north. Because you lot can't afford cars, stupid. Even if we won £40M we would never move to the south. Because you would be summarily executed if you were stupid enough to try that. See, I've not been horrible. You were spawned horrible, that's why you were strangled at spawning time but your 'parents' are so inbred that they couldn’t even manage to get that right because they were so blotto at the time. |
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Fredxxx wrote
wrote Graham. wrote Even if I successfully appeal the parking charge or Road Traffic Act offence, the admin charge still stands If you successfully appeal the parking charge then you should counterclaim against them for the admin charge. It's a loss wholly due to their pursuing an unenforceable claim against you. That was my thought initially, but this is really defamation and its consequences. No its not, any more than receiving a speed camera fine is. They can't even demand that you tell them who was driving the car in the Lidl car park situation. Aren't we therefore talking of High Court action? Nope, just ignore anything they send you and see them realise that their bluff has been called and give up. |
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Aldi is just about the only grocer still selling breadcrumbed Camemberts. Bloody hell. Can't imagine why for the life of me. They don't even stock chutney routinely here. Their junk collection is much wider than Lidl. |
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"Bob Minchin" wrote in message ... Tim Watts wrote: On 09/10/15 15:37, charles wrote: In article , Adrian wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:35:48 +0100, Davey wrote: Sounds like another good reason not to use Lidl. The first reason is that there isn't one near us. Another reason: I put my postcode into their website, and it returned the wrong location for my home. I'll just stick with the usual reasons. Their food's usually mediocre, rarely much that much cheaper than supermarkets with a proper and predictable range, and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. not my findings round here. Tunbridge Wells is getting an Aldi - not far from the station (well right next to, if you include Tunbridge Wells West station!). Although it's not somewhere I'm likely to do my regular shop[1] I'm expecting to go and sample their more interesting items... [1] I could be persuaded, but we'll have to see... That was my thinking about a year ago. Now about 80% of our weekly shop comes from Aldi and the rest from a fortnightly trip to ASDA and the odd trip to Costco. What don’t you get from Aldi and is that because you don’t like Aldi's offering on that, the price or because its not stocked ? |
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"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:45:00 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , charles wrote: And the more people that follow your example the quicker they will drop the scheme as uneconomic. is it? Our local one has a comparatively small car park where it was usually necessary to wait some considerable time to get an parking space. Often, I just went elsewhere. Now, with a camera monitored system, a parking space is usually available, implying that many of the spaces were being used by non-customers - so I will continue to shop there. Some people may, on principle stop going there, but others will take their place. Yes. The Lidl car park at Clapham Junction isn't as big as many of their others - and before the scheme could be difficult to get a space. Supermarkets should have adequate parking. Easier said than done in some places. They should be sited on large areas of ground. Tends to a bit of a shortage of those in some places where some are silly enough to want to live and shop. If they don't, they can **** off. Off got sick of being ****ed. I want to park my car, go shopping, then go home. And I use supermarkets where I can do that. Tad radical I know. I will not mess about with ****ing tickets. I might well do if there is no alternative and I want to use that supermarket because what they have on offer is better than in the supermarket that does use tickets, particularly if when not having tickets you can't find anywhere to park. |
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"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Easier said than done with some stations. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? Presumably it was approved in the days before many had cars. |
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"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:25:52 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar And everything nearby is equally old is it? Irrelevant. When a building is knocked down, a car park should be made if there aren't enough already. Pity about who owns that building and the land its on and why the knocked the building down and what they replaced it with. |
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"Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote in message news On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:38:48 +0100, newshound wrote: On 09/10/2015 21:25, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 21:11:19 +0100, charles wrote: In article , Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote: On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 16:39:24 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. Then the station should build themselves a car park. Why did the council approve a station with no car park? That's rather like asking why Windsor Castle was built so close to Heathrow airport. No it isn't. Since the station waa built before the age of the motor car - and Town & Country planning did not exist - it is very similar Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. All these problems are solved by not living so close to each other. I don't have parking problems in Scotland. But you do have a hell of a problem getting and keeping a well paid job or even one that you would be happy to do for free. |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message ... Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Bill Wright wrote: charles wrote: How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Did you give them your card number in the first email? at the branch I use, the cashier asks for your car number but it doesn't end up on the receipt - but the date & time of purchase does. I don't use shops that have these parking systems. It's actually less trouble than the close by ASDA, where you have to get and display a free ticket from a machine. They obviously have to control parking in some way, as it's beside an extremely busy station, with no car park. The best idea is to not use shops in places like that. You don't necessarily have much choice with operations like Aldi. |
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On 09/10/2015 20:06, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
Supermarkets should have adequate parking. They should be sited on large areas of ground. If they don't, they can **** off. I want to park my car, go shopping, then go home. I will not mess about with ****ing tickets. Rather than NEEDING a car to go to an out of town supermarket ALdi/Lidl seem to be mainly targeting sites where people actually live and where people can walk to shop. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
... In article , newshound wrote: Yes indeed. When I was a lad (1950's) my local suburban commuter station (Ewell West) had a couple of dozen car parking spaces, but it was seldom more than half full. Most of those commuters who were lucky enough to have a car left it at home with the wife. And the wife drove in those days? No. She stayed at home with the car and did woman's work. |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:59:18 +0100, Chris
wrote: On 09/10/2015 13:41, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: 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. How do they link your car registration with your payment card? Nowadays, EVERYthing's linked, EVERYthing's discoverable. MM |
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