Tesco Ardkeen Car Park Rant

C_Dawg

I'm a quiet enough lad but I'm starting to get annoyed with the amount of inconsiderate and sometimes dangerous carry on in Tesco Ardkeen's car park.


Every single visit I see:


Able bodied people without a disabled person accompanying them parking in the disabled spaces.

Leaving cars parked diagonally in the set down area.

People who can't use the set down area due to the above just stopping and blocking the driving lane. People who create a new parking space on the hatched markings at the end of the parking rows. All of this combining to block the road altogether at times.

People queueing for the petrol pumps but are half way out onto the road.

People driving around the car park at speed and create their own special driving lane criss-crossing several rows of parking spaces and lanes.


Saw this pleb combo today:

A lady parking in a mother and child space but she has no children with her. A car in front of me then stopping and blocking the road in order to have a open window chat with the childless bint. Couldn't pass her out either because for some reason she was driving along the middle of the two lanes.

mike65

The open plan layout promotes stupid driving alright. Turning right into the forecourt can be a tester at times due to the shubbery on the corner.

Smiley Burnett

How do define a "disability"?

C_Dawg

Smiley Burnett wrote: »

How do define a "disability"?

In relation to parking I believe they have to satisfy some requirement in order to receive a disabled parking permit. That'll do me.

No ticky, no laundry

snuggles09

Smiley Burnett wrote: »

How do define a "disability"?

Well in my mind if you don't have a disabled permit on your car you've no right to park there..simple as

I'd often go up their with the 3 kids and all the parent and kids spaces would be taken up and a few times I've seen just women with no kids open the boot and put in the groceries sans children and me driving around like a fool looking for a space..that and people driving up and down and cutting corners..it's worse late in the evening when their arent many in the car park..it's like a rally free for all

baronflyguy

You need an in-date disabled permit to park in a disabled spot.
No permit then you are not entitled to park there even if you have a genuine disability when you park there.

More info can be got here.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/traffic-and-parking/disabled_persons_parking_card

It is up to Tesco to enforce this since it is on private property.

looksee

If you debate it with Tesco they will say that the car park isn't their responsibility. Likewise with the other shops. Don't know whose responsibility it is though.

ex_infantry man

its as simple as this!! if ya don,t like the response from tesco with regards the car park then simply choose to shop elsewhere!!

snuggles09

ex_infantry man wrote: »

its as simple as this!! if ya don,t like the response from tesco with regards the car park then simply choose to shop elsewhere!!

and miss out on all the 2 for 1s and the cheap bog roll??? NEVER!!!

ex_infantry man

snuggles09 wrote: »

and miss out on all the 2 for 1s and the cheap bog roll??? NEVER!!!

lol cheap bog roll ya say!!! right i,m heading out there in a min lol

C_Dawg

ex_infantry man wrote: »

lol cheap bog roll ya say!!! right i,m heading out there in a min lol

Just don't park in the set down area and I'll be happy

ex_infantry man

C_Dawg wrote: »

Just don't park in the set down area and I'll be happy

lol i won,t i promise! don,t wanna be getting into trouble from ya Dawg

miaowchi

They are just lazy plain and simple..... they actually want to park inside the place.... ridiculous

Cabaal

Smiley Burnett wrote: »

How do define a "disability"?

Somebody that has the disabled permit sign on their car allowing them to park in a disabled spot, if they don't have this then they are not disabled in the eyes of the state

If they were disabled they should have no problem getting the sticker/permit....once up it can't be missed its a big blue sign

Cabaal

Talking about people that can't park....car in the bottom left hand side of the webcam

JohnC.

There was a different car parked in the same way earlier too.

C_Dawg

Good spot there Cabaal.

Is that actually one big long coach set down area? If it is the madness of Tesco Ardkeen must be spreading.

Cabaal wrote: »

Talking about people that can't park....car in the bottom left hand side of the webcam

daftdave

where is this in waterford , i cant place the street , i havent been home since early 2009

daftdave

is it the old ESB offices ??

C_Dawg

Tis indeed buttie

daftdave wrote: »

is it the old ESB offices ??

daftdave

jaysus they did a right job on it , looks fantastic

Cabaal

C_Dawg wrote: »

Is that actually one big long coach set down area? If it is the madness of Tesco Ardkeen must be spreading.

Yeah thats what it looks like, but given the place isn't officially open and the bus parking hasn't yet been painted or signed we can't exactly fault them for parking there

Looks like a double bus bay parking spot to me..when its done

dermo909

I was gonna say that tesco should have a parking attendant to stop people parking assways just like ardkeen stores. But you see the same madness down there sometimes though.
It would'nt do any harm for tesco to employ a car park supervisor though who has a bag full of those 'parking violation' stickers to put on peoples cars.

Rainbow_brite

The last time I was parked in Tescos I noticed a lady hit her neighbours parked car not once but twice with her trolley while unpacking her shopping.. blatant disregard. I'd say she left a nice scratch. People need to learn how to control their trollies nevermind their cars out there.

BTW i heard Morris' DIY have a good deal going on toilet rolls.

ziedth

I think parking stupidity is wide spread TBH although funnily enough you don't really see it in any of the multi stories aroound.

People parking in handycap spaces is one of those things that really grind my gears though.

shapez

Cabaal wrote: »

Somebody that has the disabled permit sign on their car allowing them to park in a disabled spot, if they don't have this then they are not disabled in the eyes of the state

If they were disabled they should have no problem getting the sticker/permit....once up it can't be missed its a big blue sign

And to add to this. If they do have a disability permit and it's not displayed for whatever reason, they can be fined as well.

snuggles09

Rainbow_brite wrote: »

The last time I was parked in Tescos I noticed a lady hit her neighbours parked car not once but twice with her trolley while unpacking her shopping.. blatant disregard. I'd say she left a nice scratch. People need to learn how to control their trollies nevermind their cars out there.

BTW i heard Morris' DIY have a good deal going on toilet rolls.

In fairness though most trollies are a law onto themselves..I've yet to get one that doesnt have a dodgy stubborn wheel that weaves me out into the middle of the tesco carpark into the way of oncoming traffic (yeah thats me, the woman you see stumbling around in the middle of the road chasing a runaway trolley:D)

Ledger

dermo909 wrote: »

I was gonna say that tesco should have a parking attendant to stop people parking assways just like ardkeen stores. But you see the same madness down there sometimes though.

Arkeen Stores' car park is way too small anyway, i deliver there every friday, try getting a truck (which is the guts of 32ft long) through that car park to the goods inwards yard at the back. The design of the whole thing is rediculus!



Ledger

mike65

I never got why they didn't design the Arkeen Stores site so goods vehicles couldn't sweep round the back and exit at the front (or other way round) there was plenty of land when they got planning for the current site I'm sure.

merlante

C_Dawg wrote: »

Good spot there Cabaal.

Is that actually one big long coach set down area? If it is the madness of Tesco Ardkeen must be spreading.

All parking should removed from the Mall ASAP. It looks awful. This, along with the Quay, will be the street that we will be showing to tourists from now on. They couldn't even take a picture of it for all the parked cars and traffic. The Cork rd. is no longer a primary route, so the emphasis on traffic and parking needs to go. Besides which, the parking makes it dangerous, with parked cars trying to edge out onto a busy street.

There should also be flashing amber lights + zebra crossing, ala Ballybricken, between the Bishops palace and Waterford Crystal.

Also, speaking of coach set down areas, why do coaches and heavy vehicles think they can just park in the inner lane on the Quay. What a joke. Even though I head along the Quay towards Bilberry every morning, there is practically 0% chance that I can do it without moving to the outer lane and back again.

mike65

Look at the parking on the Mall right now!

http://www.waterfordcity.ie/cam/

baronflyguy

Inconsiderate drivers/passengers who door bang another car adjacent to them or damage someones car reversing in car parks.

wmpdd3

The Tesco Ardkeen car park is famous even in Tesco terms. Nobody who works there parks between the trolley sheds and the door, unless you want to get your car re-sprayed every weekend. I have a scratch on the passenger door and a hole form a jeep exhaust in my back bumper and I got off lightly.

I have approached useless parkers before as a customer and had the head bitten off me. Once I had my Tesco uniform visible under my coat and I was told to f*** off, and told Frisby would hear about this!

I have a catalog of photos of cars parked in the most ludicrous positions, I think we should do a name and shame. The place that annoys me the most is the cross-hatched area beside the disabled spaces for the emergency services.... never free.

Funny, it's not a problem in Poleberry!

Tesco can't put parking violation stickers on cars as they really do not own the car park. Even if you do approach customers they usually say the are in Next and have nothing to do with Tesco etc.

One thing that would help, is if Frisby put up bollards at the set down area where the back of people's cars are usually parked, this means you would q up to let some one out and the person behind you couldn't move till you moved.

Ledger

merlante wrote: »

Also, speaking of coach set down areas, why do coaches and heavy vehicles think they can just park in the inner lane on the Quay. What a joke. Even though I head along the Quay towards Bilberry every morning, there is practically 0% chance that I can do it without moving to the outer lane and back again.

I'm sorry but its because the loading bays that are there aren't enough. You could be lucky enough to get a spot in a loading bay and still have to walk halfway along the quay with what your trying to deliver.


Ledger

Cabaal

Ledger wrote: »

I'm sorry but its because the loading bays that are there aren't enough. You could be lucky enough to get a spot in a loading bay and still have to walk halfway along the quay with what your trying to deliver.


Ledger

Its also because non-commercial vehicles park in the loading bays for either hours or while they "nip" into shops so they end up taking them up so trucks etc can't use them.

The worst place for double parking is also around Centra, usually I don't bother pulling into the left lane until after Centra because I'm wasting my time to do so before hand.

ex_infantry man

yeah stupid car drivers have no consideration about us truck drivers that need to deliver to these very shops every day and park where they feel like pure lazyness!!!! i always make it very hard for a person like this the get out of a loading bay by parking right up the arse of there car lol should teach em a lesson

C_Dawg

ex_infantry man wrote: »

i always make it very hard for a person like this the get out of a loading bay by parking right up the arse of there car lol should teach em a lesson

That's so mean but I like it

ex_infantry man

C_Dawg wrote: »

That's so mean but I like it

well its people like that that make my day longer as i have to park further and drag a delivery a bit further

Ledger

ex_infantry man wrote: »

well its people like that that make my day longer as i have to park further and drag a delivery a bit further

who do you drive for out of interest?


Ledger

ex_infantry man

Ledger wrote: »

who do you drive for out of interest?


Ledger

i work as a sales rep with kerry foods ledger

spikadelica

Looking at great parking outside new Crystal Plant is this online camera or what ???

dayshah

Suppose 2 people park in bad positions, over lines and you come along and park in between (and are therefore also in a bad position over lines).

Then if the other 2 cars leave you will look like the fool for parking in a bad position although it was really other peoples fault.

JohnC.

I think those lines are not supposed to be there. They are left over from the old parking and have not been removed yet. AFAIK, that parking, when finished, is only for coaches and cars will be using Bolton St. car park when that is finished. It's probably just builders and maybe Crystal workers parking there now.

dazftw

Had a chap asking me for money for petrol yesterday. He said he was from kerry and was supposed to be selling 2 horse saddles to some chap who never showed. He showed me his license and everything.

The part I found funny was he knew actually where the bank machine was and he said he had only got there a few minutes ago. :rolleyes:

wmpdd3

dazftw wrote: »

Had a chap asking me for money for petrol yesterday. He said he was from kerry and was supposed to be selling 2 horse saddles to some chap who never showed. He showed me his license and everything.

The part I found funny was he knew actually where the bank machine was and he said he had only got there a few minutes ago. :rolleyes:

A member of staff had this exact story a few days ago, Kerry the horses every thing, good thing you didn't give him any money.

ex_infantry man

wmpdd3 wrote: »

A member of staff had this exact story a few days ago, Kerry the horses every thing, good thing you didn't give him any money.

whats a kerryman and horses got to do with anything?? lol

JohnC.

Who's taking the horse to France?

wmpdd3

Check out this post from the motors forum,

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66942554&postcount=900

pretty bad but I have seen worse!!

Sully

wmpdd3 wrote: »

Check out this post from the motors forum,

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66942554&postcount=900

pretty bad but I have seen worse!!

im guilty of parking there like that sometimes ><

wmpdd3

Sully wrote: »

im guilty of parking there like that sometimes ><

You'd better wish I'm not there, I find constant application of the horn results in a swift exit by the offending car!!

michellie

Think thats bad, I was out there about 2 weeks ago when it was fairly hot out, there was a car parked out by the front entrace,parked "not in a real space" with a baby asleep on its own, i was watching it for about 10 mins and no one came near the car so I went in and told security...discraceful :mad: