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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. -- *Why is the word abbreviation so long? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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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? Did you give them your card number in the first email? |
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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? Did you give them your card number in the first email? They wrote to me initially. So obviously have my name and address. Lidl will have the name etc on their records - it appears on the receipt, along with the card number. As I said, what happens if I didn't have the receipt? Just how many people keep grocery receipts for weeks? -- *Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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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. Bill And the more people that follow your example the quicker they will drop the scheme as uneconomic. My problem is that I drive a company (leased) car so the DVLA search returns the leaseing company's details, and they email my employer who pass the details on to me. The leasing company charge my employer £20 for doing this, and my employer in turn deducts this administration fee from my salary. Even if I successfully appeal the parking charge or Road Traffic Act offence, the admin charge still stands. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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? 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. -- Please note new email address: |
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"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. 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. As its cropped up before, and so presumably is actually in their letter they can't "fine" anyone. Only the Courts can do that. I'm not sure of the legal basis on which people have got away with ignoring these things, but a few minutes Googling may provide more information. This was a first Google hit " Argue your case and stand your ground if you get a ticket – fewer than 5 per cent of cases are taken to County Court. If they are, most are found in the motorist’s favour. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/c...going-far.html michael adams .... |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
The Lidl branch I most use is at Clapham Junction. They have number recognition cameras Same with an aldi I used on Monday, a few hours after I'd left I realised I hadn't punched my reg into the touchscreen, emailed their head office, told them I could provide a receipt where the timestamp would match the camera - they were good about it and said they were confident they could help me successfully appeal the ticket (outsourced obviously). |
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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. Bill |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:41:03 +0100
"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. 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. -- Davey. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote: The Lidl branch I most use is at Clapham Junction. They have number recognition cameras Same with an aldi I used on Monday, a few hours after I'd left I realised I hadn't punched my reg into the touchscreen, emailed their head office, told them I could provide a receipt where the timestamp would match the camera - they were good about it and said they were confident they could help me successfully appeal the ticket (outsourced obviously). The trick with Parking Eye who operate many ALDI carparks is to make not response at all. you will get 3 letters and then nothing more. I have been through this a few months back and sat tight as recommended and had no comeback. The letters and my till receipt are on the mantelpiece ready for a fight if they try anything! The folklore is that if you do respond and then fail to convince them that they will pursue for the payment but I'm not convinced. They are universally hated by our local ALDI staff who will bend of backwards to help provide proof that you are a customer. They are the scum of the earth using frightening tactics to extort money. Going through the courts as they suggest costs them far too much and they don't bother. |
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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. |
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Graham. wrote: Bill Wright Wrote in message: 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. Bill 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. -- Please note new email address: |
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On 09/10/15 14:36, Bob Minchin wrote:
They are the scum of the earth using frightening tactics to extort money. Going through the courts as they suggest costs them far too much and they don't bother. Bit like TVL then... |
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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, Their cold meats are nice, and where else do you go when the craving for a tin of herrings in mustard and parsley sauce hits? rarely much that much cheaper than supermarkets with a proper and predictable range, Some stuff is comparable, some *is* much cheaper. and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. That might improve as they are now paid the living wage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34281559 |
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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. -- Please note new email address: |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:37:19 +0100, charles wrote:
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. My findings haven't varied from Aldidls across at least five countries. Mind you, the stores themselves were utterly indistinguishable across those five countries, either. |
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writes where else do you go when the craving for a tin of herrings in mustard and parsley sauce hits? So far, I've waited 63 years for the first hit :-) -- Graeme |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 14:33:40 +0000, Scion wrote:
I'll just stick with the usual reasons. Their food's usually mediocre, Their cold meats are nice Last cold meat I bought in one was some Bresaola, in Italy. The packaging had more flavour. and where else do you go when the craving for a tin of herrings in mustard and parsley sauce hits? I can honestly say it never has - although SWMBO's scandi half is rather partial to dill sill, so the Swedish embassy supplies that portion of her diet (in glass jars), rather than the German embassy. and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. That might improve as they are now paid the living wage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34281559 Aldidl are only paying a relatively small minority of the knuckle- dragging wuckfits. |
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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. Owain |
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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 cure for sea sickness, is to sit under a tree. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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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. I've no complaint about that - merely this company expecting me to provide the proof I shopped when I said I did, when Lidl obviously already know this. Not everyone has the facilities to scan a receipt and email it to them - and indeed plenty won't have kept a receipt anyway. -- *Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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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 at Clapham Junction. They use ASDA. I don't buy fresh food at Lidl. But they are very good for many other things. -- *I don't believe in astrology. I am a Sagittarius and we're very skeptical. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Scion wrote: and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. That might improve as they are now paid the living wage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34281559 I assumed Adrian meant the customers? In general, Lidl staff seem a happier lot than Tesco. I'd guess because the company values them more. -- *HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Well their hq appears to be moving from Wimbledon to Tolworth if they get
around to building their Lego monstrosity. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active Remember, if you don't like where I post or what I say, you don't have to read my posts! :-) "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. -- *Why is the word abbreviation so long? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 09/10/2015 15:37, charles wrote:
not my findings round here. The knuckle dragging ****wits that use my local Lidl/Aldi fill the car parks with their Chelsea tractors and can be heard to say how down-market the shop is as they pile their trolleys high. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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Most of the local hospitals use this sort of system these days, but what
throws a lot of them is blind people with blue badges, as we can turn up in almost any car, so their cunning plan to ally a car number with a badge won't work. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active Remember, if you don't like where I post or what I say, you don't have to read my posts! :-) "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , 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? Did you give them your card number in the first email? They wrote to me initially. So obviously have my name and address. Lidl will have the name etc on their records - it appears on the receipt, along with the card number. As I said, what happens if I didn't have the receipt? Just how many people keep grocery receipts for weeks? -- *Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 09/10/2015 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. Or here --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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"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. 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 |
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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? -- Colin Bignell |
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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? Because that doesn't stop people parking at lidl while shopping elsewhere? |
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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... |
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On 09/10/15 17:06, Brian-Gaff wrote:
Well their hq appears to be moving from Wimbledon to Tolworth if they get around to building their Lego monstrosity. Brian Not Tolworth Towers? I lived in Tolworth - for the first year of my life anyway. |
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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... |
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"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, 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. Even if we won £40M we would never move to the south. See, I've not been horrible. |
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"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've never been to an Aldi or Lidl that has parking charges of any kind, almost all the ones I know of are shared car parks, Lidl shares with a large gym chain, Aldi shares with Halfords, Maplins, Iceland and a few poundshops etc |
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:31:38 +0000, Jethro_uk wrote:
Most of the local hospitals use this sort of system these days, but what throws a lot of them is blind people with blue badges, as we can turn up in almost any car, so their cunning plan to ally a car number with a badge won't work. But they can (and do) insist only disabled tax cars are valid ... certainly Birmingham Town Hall does ... Well, since it's unlikely the blind person will be driving, there's not a great issue with the sighted driver dropping the blind passenger somewhere convenient, then parking elsewhere, before returning to their passenger. A driver with very reduced mobility, otoh, that might be a big issue. |
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Andy Burns wrote: Nightjar cpb wrote: 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? 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 -- Please note new email address: |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In , wrote: and the store's always full of knuckle-dragging wuckfits. That might improve as they are now paid the living wage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34281559 I assumed Adrian meant the customers? In general, Lidl staff seem a happier lot than Tesco. I'd guess because the company values them more. The customers also seem happier! |
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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. Must be your neighborhood! |
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