Just a Lidl parking fine

Now supermarket Lidl wants to drive its customers away by fining them for staying more than 90 minutes in their car park.

The Ealing Times reports...

Shopkeepers fight 'illegal' fines
By Alex Hayes
SHOPKEEPERS are fighting a supermarket over thousands of pounds of parking fines which they claim are illegal and killing trade in Hanwell.

A pub landlord has received £15,000 of fines since parking regulations in Lidl's car park off the Uxbridge Road, were changed in July. More ...

However, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Whilst I appreciate that Lidl has to strike a fine balance between keeping customers by not fining them and chasing customers away by not allowing them a Lidl leeway a simple understanding of the law is all the customers need.

Lidl are using an Automatic Number Plate Recognition System (ANPR) system that records 24 hours a day and fines everyone automatically, even by overstaying 1 minute ... very frustrating if you have ever been held up in a queue 'cos they don't have enough staff on (a frequent occurrence).

Then they will access the details from the DVLA ... of the Registered Keeper not the driver.

The 'contract' however, (to not park for more than 90 mins or be fined) which needs to be displayed in the car park is 'entered into' (either impliedly or expressly) by the DRIVER who may or may not be the Registered Keeper. There is no legal requirement to provide the identity of the driver.

We are exposing this across the country as more and more similar operations are springing up.

If anyone needs more info and standard letters then visit ParkingAppeals