Beware!

I hope they don't start introducing this sort of thing here in Germany. We parked at Aldi the other evening when we went for a meal in the restaurant opposite.

From the examples quoted above, it sounds like the administration costs are as high as any takings for fines they might be making.

Our Morrison's has a 3hr limit but they do, kindly,let myself and other volunteers at the hospice shop park there for the duration of our shifts

My local Waitroses have a maximum 2 hour limit. One is in a public car park and will refund the cost of an hour's parking.

Totally agree with this NanaandGrampy

Our Morrison’s has a 2 hr time limit but they have an on site cafe and if you feel you’re going to be longer you can stop at Customer Services on the way out with your receipt and they will validate it for you for any over run so should you be ticketed you can get it waived.

This simply stops those who would park there all day and head off to work .

Our Tesco has a 2 hour limit. It used to be free all day and we didn't know it had changed and stayed longer. They let us off with a 'don't do it again' warning.

I had a similar experience with Parking Eye when I didn't notice their signs at a local hotel. Fortunately, the receptionist was used to this problem and managed to get the company to rescind the charge. They also manage the parking at one of our nearby hospitals where a lot of people have fallen into the trap. A friend referred them to our MP who sorted it out for her.

Our local Waitrose has just handed over supervision of its two-hour limit to a CP company, I noticed yesterday. Fortunately, its cafė is not well managed, so there is not much temptation to linger.

Wow this is new to me! I did get done at a&e taking granson to hospital urgently couple of years ago but never even looked at parking restriction at aldi will have look next time I go. Usually in and out in 30 mins though hate food shop!!!!

BlueBelle...They did remove my penalty on this occasion. ? Won’t let it happen again and will still use Aldi.

Oh golly, until I read this I never gave the time I parked a second thought. Technology with number recognition is a curse. Where I live the Sainsburys car park for the smaller of the two stores is in another street, the car park is small so occasionally I have waited for somebody to move out. All of this takes time. At this rate, I will be staying with Waitrose who do not have number recognition yet, do not have a car park attendant either and one can park 3 hours for free.

I rarely go into the cafe but I will check the times at the Sainsbury's I use. The car park is enormous so I assumed there wouldn't be any restrictions.

Our Aldi has a 3 hour limit maybe because it is on the edge of town which is really handy as there is a Costa there and we often meet friends for coffee as it is so relaxed. Sainsburys and Tesco have two hour limits so it is always a rush to get a coffee in as well as a shop but they are in town.

Our Morrions used to be a two hour limit, but it was increased to three hours, to allow customers to use the cafe

But you were probably only in Aldi your allotted time because you were only 12 minutes over and that included going ‘round the corner for a quick coffee’ so I m presuming to walk to the to the coffee shop, order your coffee and drink it, took up that precious 12 minutes
What a shame a very expensive coffee
You have been very lucky to have it removed

All our supermarkets have time limits but I have to check if i plan to use theur cafe first as i never remember how long you are allowed and they all differ.

Our library has free parking for a very short time which only gives me time to have a quick browse and if i talk to the staff at quiet times i worry that i may be going over the free allowance. Shame as they have so much to offer and nice sofas too!

Our Tesco is free but has a 2 hour limit. Sainsbury and Waitrose is paid parking with a 3 hour max limit!

Aldi has always been free but with a 1.5 hour limit!!

Our Lidl has 1.5 hour limit and Tesco 2 hours. I know a number people who have received parking tickets.

1.5 hours in Aldi??

I'm in and out in 20 minutes.

They don't call it speed shopping for nothing.

Our Aldi car parks have had these 1.5 hour time limits for many years. there's signs everywhere!