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Parking fine at Sainsburys superstore

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MyCheekyEagle · 04/12/2025 10:40

Recently I did a big shop at Sainsburys, which included trying & buying clothes and a big food shop. I ended up over staying by 18 minutes & have a parking fine from Euro car parks.
I sometimes read that people refuse to pay these extortionate parking fines to private companies. Is this true, has anyone ever not paid and got away with it?
I'm really cross that I have been penalised for buying clothes as well as my big shop 😡

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Kamek · 04/12/2025 10:51

I had this is morrisons because we were ages in the cafe! They were really good. Went in to speak to someone on the customer service desk and they were able to cancel it. Can you show on your banking that you spent money in the shop?

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MyCheekyEagle · 04/12/2025 10:49

@VanCleefArpels thank you. I guess I'll just have to pay it promptly to get the reduced rate and be more careful in future. There are signs in the car park, it's my fault.

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MyCheekyEagle · 04/12/2025 10:47

Unfortunately I've lost the receipt. If I pay in 14 days the fine is reduced to £50, which is not a massive amount, but it's still annoying

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VanCleefArpels · 04/12/2025 10:45

Do not ignore it. Ultimately you could end up with a CCJ - I have seen this many many times through CAB. Don’t listen to the pub room lawyers who will spout nonsense about these tickets being unenforceable. They are and they often are taken all the way to court - it’s a profitable business model. You just have to suck it up and put a timer on your phone next time. You have not been penalised for buying clothes. You have breached the terms of the carpark for which you have been “invoiced” as per the terms set by the land owner for permission to park there.

Justploddingonandon · 04/12/2025 10:43

If you have your receipt to show you were actually shopping there you can ask the store and they may well cancel it, although ideally you'd've done this before you left.

MiddleAgedDread · 04/12/2025 10:42

where do you live? In Scotland these fines are unenforceable but in England I think they are. Also, you're lucky your Sainsburys has changing rooms, ours haven't reopened since lockdown!

toomuchfaff · 04/12/2025 10:42

if you were in the shop, shopping and have receipts, can the store not help?