I HAVE parked in Morrisons ever since I moved to Blackburn 23 years ago. I liked the £1 parking charge which could be reimbursed on a purchase in store.
Last month I accidentally stayed longer than two hours in the shop and in town.
I was horrified to be sent a parking charge notice for £85, reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days.
I did not see the signs at the entrance to the car park saying Euro Car Parks were now using Automatic Number Plate Recognition - mainly because I was in the right-hand lane (the sign is on the left-hand pillar).
Surely this amount is excessive? The car park was only 30 per cent full so there was no shortage of spaces.
Even £50 is an unrealistic amount to pay.
So this is a warning - don’t get distracted when doing your weekly shop, it could be expensive if you exceed two hours.
Bring back the £1 Pay and Display, Morrisons, and evict greedy Euro Car Parks.
Julie Mallinder-Smith
Blackburn
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