Is it illegal to have your car running stationary?
It is illegal Under the Road Vehicle Regulations (1986) it’s an offence to leave vehicle engines running unnecessarily when they are stationary. Council Officers target problem areas in the borough and are authorised to ask idling drivers to switch off their engines and will explain why.
Why do supermarkets need a large car park?
These shops require large car parks to service their customer base and often they employ a 3rd party private parking company to enforce them – companies such as Parking Eye, Smart Parking and UK Parking Control. There are various reasons for this:
How does parking company work at grocery store?
Private parking companies even go to the expense of installing ANPR systems (Automatic Number Plate Recognition). These cameras monitor cars going in and out of the supermarket in order to determine how long each stayed there.
Is it free to use supermarket car park?
Supermarket car parks are usually free to use if you are planning on making a purchase at the shop or sometimes they allow vehicle owners to use their facility for a limited period of time before car parking charges start to be applied.
What happens if your car is up against a shopping cart?
You parked your car in the grocery store’s lot, and when you come out, a dreaded shopping cart is up against your car! Who is going to pay for the damage?
You parked your car in the grocery store’s lot, and when you come out, a dreaded shopping cart is up against your car! Who is going to pay for the damage?
Why are there dings on my shopping cart?
Shopping cart dents and dings likely happen often enough for them to be foreseeable. However, reasonable safety measures, such as having conveniently placed cart corrals and attendants who pick up the carts, probably fulfilled the store’s duty to protect.
Who is liable if a grocery cart rolls into your car?
A grocery store usually is not liable for damage done to your car by one of its carts. For example, if a customer left a cart in the parking lot and it rolled into your car, the store probably has no liability. It was not at fault.
Where was the runaway shopping cart at Walmart?
That runaway shopping cart scenario played out at the Walmart on Forest Hill as Sherman Price says he was sitting in his car waiting for his nephew to finish shopping for him. He says he saw it coming. “But there was nothing I could do.