Lidl customer fined £100 in Surrey due to unclear parking rules
- A dad from Weybridge received a £100 parking fine for using a commercial vehicle in a Lidl overflow car park, where such vehicles are prohibited.
- Perry Rand argued that the signage regarding parking rules was inadequate, as he felt it was not clearly displayed.
- Despite appealing the fine, Rand's request was denied, leading to frustration over the parking enforcement practices.
In October 2024, Perry Rand, a plumbing business owner from Weybridge, England, faced a £100 fine after parking his work van for five minutes at a Lidl in the Brooklands retail park. Upon returning from the store, Rand found a notice in the post informing him of the fine due to his vehicle being parked in an area where commercial vehicles are not allowed, as dictated by National Parking Control regulations. Rand expressed his disbelief at receiving such a fine after a short shopping trip, describing the penalty as "crazy." He provided evidence of his short visit to the store but noted that the signs indicating the parking restrictions were not prominently displayed enough for drivers to notice easily. Despite his arguments about the clarity of the signage, which he claimed were too small and not sufficiently visible, Rand's appeal was rejected by National Parking Control. He was particularly frustrated by the modifications made to the signs, which appeared to include stickers altering the original information. Lidl clarified that they do not own or operate the car parks where these incidents occur and advised customers to appeal directly to the management company. Such parking fines tie into broader trends, highlighted by local authorities amassing over £1 billion in parking penalties this year alone.