A person has been fined £100 for consuming his McDonalds takeaway in a Starbucks automobile park.
Bob Spink was left shocked when he acquired a letter saying that he can be fined £100 for utilizing one in every of Starbucks’ parking bays for 16 minutes.
Mr Spink visited McDonald’s in Fabian Means, Swansea, along with his girlfriend however when he was unable to discover a parking spot to eat the meals, he opted to as an alternative park within the close by espresso retailer automobile park as an alternative.
The 50-year-old, who earlier mentioned he “had not realised these penatlies have been a factor” has now vowed “to not go wherever close to a Starbucks once more”.
Talking on the incident, he mentioned: "We had solely purchased a £12 order from McDonald's and the automobile park was totally full so we parked in Starbucks to eat as there was loads of house.
“It simply appears like legalised theft, I have not carried out something improper legally,"
Mr Spink, who shared the letter he acquired on social media, was advised to pay the fantastic inside 14 days to scale back the fee from £100 to £60.
He added: "I used to be baffled by it, we now have simply moved right here and it is one thing you possibly can't ignore because it solely will get worse and will increase the charge.
“I shared it within the hope of creating individuals conscious and keep away from the chain.
“We hadn't even left the automobile, the premise of a parking lot is to ask individuals in and it simply appears like a con and I do not perceive what they're making an attempt to realize and it would not look nice for the chain to make use of a parking enforcement with such ways.”
Feedback on the publish diverse from “it’s stunning they're allowed to do that”, to others saying it was a “lesson learnt the laborious approach”.
Starbucks has mentioned parking was the duty of Nationwide Parking Enforcement Ltd and declined to remark additional.
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