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Hi, Thanks for that - it's worth knowing. Another careful read of the fine letter and the signs in the car park is on the cards. Appreciate the comment.

Hi, Maybe you should read my post again, particularly the sentence "She was aware of the time limits." No the reasons are: No account is taken of the time to actually find a parking space (15 minutes) No account is taken of the time to work your way out of the car park (5 minutes) £85 is an extortionate price, even when reduced to £50, it is double most car parks excess charges (and I travel the country so I speak from experience). A charge of £2.95 to process a debit card (actual cost, around 60p) is expensive. These sorts of charges have been investigated by the Office Of Fair Trading in respect of sites offering flights, but this company gets away with it for parking charges. No doubt you will say she should have kept an eye on the time. True. At most times of the year this is not a problem. But at the busiest time of the year, when you have queued for several minutes and are next in line you can either wait and be served for another minute or two or forget the purchase to get back to the car park and buy what you need from elsewhere. Deciding to support local shops in this case was an expensive mistake.

Hi All, I didn't get time to read the whole thread but as regards shopping in Hillsborough, we wont again. My wife decided to visit Hillsborough for Xmas shopping and parked in the car park behind Farm Foods. She was aware of the time limits. It took about 15 minutes to get a parking space, there were obviously queues in the shops (she bought from 4 or 5 shops in Hillsborough) and it took another 5 minutes to get out of the car park. Because you registration plate is read on entry to and exit from the car park, she was over the time limit. She got an £85 fine, reduced to £50 if paid by 31st December. We spoke to people about appealing but the general opinion is that appeals fail and take you over the reduced payment limit, thus costing £85 instead of £50. Because of Xmas post my wife decided to pay this on the Internet by debit card, for which they charge £2.95! Sorry, but its not worth the expense or hassle so Hillsborough is now off our list.

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