Clamping at Waterford University Hospital Ardkeen

allthedoyles

How can APCOA justify this ............The car is not in anyones way . - Its a quiet car-park , which was full at the time this car was parked .

Its inside the hospital grounds , that cost enough to exit anyway .

ec18

because it's literally in the middle of nowhere? and not in a parking space?

gctest50

its parked on the walkway

- makes it awkward for wheelchairs ?

allthedoyles wrote: »

How can APCOA justify this ............The car is not in anyones way . - Its a quiet car-park , which was full at the time this car was parked .

Its inside the hospital grounds , that cost enough to exit anyway







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Heathen

I am usually one for suggesting that all clampers be shot in the face with a ball of their own excretment, but that is woeful parking in fairness!

H

alias no.9

Gotta say its well deserved. The fact that this happened in an almost empty car park reflects much worse on the driver than the clampers.

Harry Palmr

alias no.9 wrote: »

Gotta say its well deserved. The fact that this happened in an almost empty car park reflects much worse on the driver than the clampers.

The car park could have been much fuller when it was clamped though. And yes terrible parking.

TheQuietFella

Look at where she parked for God sake!
She parked across a pedestrian crossing!

zurbfoundation

Waterford University Hospital ?

jimbo1979

Was in the hospital car park 2 weeks ago visiting.I parked in the front car park right outside the hospital.on my way out I noticed the car park worker fella taking photos on his mobile phone of tax/insurance disks of cars but he was also taking photos of the inside of peoples cars.he was standing at the drivers window of the car taking photos.I found this very odd and surely a privacy issue.

Taxburden carrier

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Look at where she parked for God sake!
She parked across a pedestrian crossing!

So it's a woman ?

Pinch Flat

zurbfoundation wrote: »

Waterford University Hospital ?

http://www.ucc.ie/en/med-health/news/fullstory-476302-en.html

No issue with that clamping - totally inconsiderate parking. Hopefully they'll think twice next time

TheQuietFella

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

So it's a woman ?

What other sex would park like that? Of course it's a bloody woman!

pillphil

jimbo1979 wrote: »

Was in the hospital car park 2 weeks ago visiting.I parked in the front car park right outside the hospital.on my way out I noticed the car park worker fella taking photos on his mobile phone of tax/insurance disks of cars but he was also taking photos of the inside of peoples cars.he was standing at the drivers window of the car taking photos.I found this very odd and surely a privacy issue.

They have to take photo's of all the windows and the dash so they can prove there wasn't a ticket on the car.
They also have to take a close up picture of anything that might be mistaken for a ticket, like the tax and insurance disk.

OldBean

gctest50 wrote: »

its parked on the walkway

- makes it awkward for wheelchairs ?

Which is why it makes perfect sense to clamp it so it can't be moved...

Samsgirl

pillphil wrote: »

They have to take photo's of all the windows and the dash so they can prove there wasn't a ticket on the car.
They also have to take a close up picture of anything that might be mistaken for a ticket, like the tax and insurance disk.

Why would they need photo's?? It's not a pay & display car park. You take your ticket with you & pay at the paystation before you return to your car.
Sounds v dodgy if someone is photographing what is inside someone's car.

CardBordWindow

Samsgirl wrote: »

Why would they need photo's?? It's not a pay & display car park. You take your ticket with you & pay at the paystation before you return to your car.
Sounds v dodgy if someone is photographing what is inside someone's car.

If someone claimed that they had gotten a ticket, the clamper can prove that there was none visible.
It also covers the clamper if the driver claims that their car was damaged while the clamp was being fitted.

zurbfoundation

Pinch Flat wrote: »

http://www.ucc.ie/en/med-health/news/fullstory-476302-en.html

thanks - i did not know that

pillphil

Samsgirl wrote: »

Why would they need photo's?? It's not a pay & display car park. You take your ticket with you & pay at the paystation before you return to your car.
Sounds v dodgy if someone is photographing what is inside someone's car.

To prove there's no disabled card in the car for example.

allthedoyles

Pictures can be deceiving - It was 2pm and the car park spaces were all full when this man parked his car here .
So this car was not at all out of place parked here , and I was going to even park beside him at the time .

I had to drive around several times to find a space .

Whoever is in charge of this car-park need to get their act together and get out a white marker and extend the parking bays .

How much space is needed to push a wheelchair ? --- There is a 1/4 of an acre of wasted space here , and it should be utilised .

The car was not causing any obstruction , and a full row of cars beside it would not cause any obstruction either .

The hospital was packed and I was in Orthopaedic 1 , and it was so full that I had to sit in Orthodontic 1.

I wasn't causing any obstruction either .:)

waterford

Whoever is in charge of this car-park need to get their act together and clamp you as well for parking outside Orthopaedic 1

gctest50

OldBean wrote: »

Which is why it makes perfect sense to clamp it so it can't be moved...

true i spose - they should have got it lifted

like :

looksee

allthedoyles wrote: »

Pictures can be deceiving - It was 2pm and the car park spaces were all full when this man parked his car here .
So this car was not at all out of place parked here , and I was going to even park beside him at the time .

I had to drive around several times to find a space .

Whoever is in charge of this car-park need to get their act together and get out a white marker and extend the parking bays .

How much space is needed to push a wheelchair ? --- There is a 1/4 of an acre of wasted space here , and it should be utilised .

The car was not causing any obstruction , and a full row of cars beside it would not cause any obstruction either .

The hospital was packed and I was in Orthopaedic 1 , and it was so full that I had to sit in Orthodontic 1.

I wasn't causing any obstruction either .:)

So if all the spaces are taken you can park wherever you want?

ec18

allthedoyles wrote: »

Pictures can be deceiving - It was 2pm and the car park spaces were all full when this man parked his car here .
So this car was not at all out of place parked here , and I was going to even park beside him at the time .

I had to drive around several times to find a space .

Whoever is in charge of this car-park need to get their act together and get out a white marker and extend the parking bays .

How much space is needed to push a wheelchair ? --- There is a 1/4 of an acre of wasted space here , and it should be utilised .

The car was not causing any obstruction , and a full row of cars beside it would not cause any obstruction either .

The hospital was packed and I was in Orthopaedic 1 , and it was so full that I had to sit in Orthodontic 1.

I wasn't causing any obstruction either .:)

if the car park was full then whoevers car that is, would have been blocking in the person parked in front of them in an actual car space

AdMMM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

http://www.ucc.ie/en/med-health/news/fullstory-476302-en.html

No issue with that clamping - totally inconsiderate parking. Hopefully they'll think twice next time

Looking at the main picture on that article... has everyone pissed themselves with excitement?

obezyana

Park over in Ardkeen stores its free

TheQuietFella

Did someone pi$$ on this group before the shot was taken?

Have a look below the belt line!

Very poor call from the photographer!

wellboytoo

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Did someone pi$$ on this group before the shot was taken?

Have a look below the belt line!

Very poor call from the photographer!

I hope it was a case of high pressure taps, not leaky pipes

mooseknunkle

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Did someone pi$$ on this group before the shot was taken?

Have a look below the belt line!

Very poor call from the photographer!

Didn't something happen out at that when a patient threw a bottle of coke at then minister for health

Max Powers

obezyana wrote: »

Park over in Ardkeen stores its free

they clamp there too. best advice i reckon is park correctly in a designated car park space in the car park, not on footpath, not on the grass, not on pedestrian walkway like picture and pay the money on exit.

obezyana

Max Powers wrote: »

they clamp there too. best advice i reckon is park correctly in a designated car park space in the car park, not on footpath, not on the grass, not on pedestrian walkway like picture and pay the money on exit.

I agree about the pic that is terrible parking. I have to say tho iv parked in Ardkeen stores many a time whenever im out at the hospital and iv never been clamped. I was out there on Monday and parked in Ardkeen stores with no problems. There was no way i was paying 4euro for the hospital car park when i was only going to be in the hospital for 20mins.

pillphil

pillphil wrote: »

They have to take photo's of all the windows and the dash so they can prove there wasn't a ticket on the car.
They also have to take a close up picture of anything that might be mistaken for a ticket, like the tax and insurance disk.

If it was Waterford, it's not Pay and Display. You pay at the machine before you leave and pay by the length of time you're there.

wmpdd3

I always park in the Tesco carpark, it's 10 mins walk to the front door of the hospital. I'm at the hospital about 5 times a month with my son.

And yeah, I would clamp, I know that car park is often full by 11 and there is a bit of space there but parking on a crossing beside a remedial unit is pretty low.

it's crap, when I was getting physio , I used to leave the car at home and get a taxi to the door, I couldn't walk from far away client spaces.

JohnC.

allthedoyles wrote: »

Pictures can be deceiving - It was 2pm and the car park spaces were all full when this man parked his car here .
So this car was not at all out of place parked here , and I was going to even park beside him at the time .

So is the zebra crossing he is parked on top of just a figment of my imagination? Is the picture somehow deceiving me by making me imagine it? Or maybe you think a zebra crossing is the right place to park, having said it isn't out of place.

allthedoyles

So not clamping related , but still parking at Waterford Hospital , and after spending a few frustrating hours in the hospital , we come out to find that the ATM is '' out of service ''.

And a message on the pay machine '' this does not accept card payments '' and another message '' this machine does not accept €50 notes .

How difficult do they want to make it for patients / visitors .

Then I notice that the receipt is still charging VAT at 21% instead of 23% , an extra 2% into the pockets of APCOA .

Would someone tell them that the VAT rate changed in 2012 to 23 %

pummice

Anyone know if the waterford regional hospital operate a 15/20min grace period in their car park where you dont have to pay

Wanderer78

pummice wrote: »

Anyone know if the waterford regional hospital operate a 15/20min grace period in their car park where you dont have to pay

im fairly sure theres a 15 min grace period but of course i could be wrong

Rubberlegs

pummice wrote: »

Anyone know if the waterford regional hospital operate a 15/20min grace period in their car park where you dont have to pay

First 15 minutes are free.

smaoifs

pummice wrote:

Anyone know if the waterford regional hospital operate a 15/20min grace period in their car park where you dont have to pay

First 15 minutes is free. "Circulation Time" to try and find a space and leave the carpark again if you can't.
The carpark nearest A&E is desperate for having the spaces sign lit green but there not being any actual spaces in the carpark.

crispycrisps

You get 15 mins grace period.

Was out there today, it was mental, a queue of cars waiting to get into the parking area by A&E. Even though it was saying spaces were available.

The other car park also said there was spaces and there wasn't a single spot to get. People were parking on the zebra path way, up on the kerbs.

allthedoyles

Also note that they offer a concession charge as well and if you going in/out multiple times a day ask them about this .

brickysession

Was out there on Tuesday with my son, car park admission kept leaving cars in while there was absolutely no spaces in any car park. Absolute chaos and the female version of dirty Harry who works for the clampers (watch her in action in the hospital or on the Quay) was only itching to get her clamp out.

If there is no spaces then the barrier should not allow cars in, surely in 2017 this can be automated.

We eventually got a space but could very well have been late for our appointment even though we gave ourselves a half hour cushion to get in there and get parked up. Came out an hour later and guess what, the pay machine does not accept laser cards as payment. So as I had no cash I had to walk back from almost the front gate to the main hospital building to the ATM inside the front door. Took out a €50 to discover that the pay machine does not accept €50 notes so back to the main building again to buy a pack of gum in the shop to make sure I had €4 in change.

Thankfully I don't go in to UHW that often and the next time I will try and have €4 in change in the car in advance. The parking situation has definitely not approved in any way over recent years.

Victor

brickysession wrote: »

the pay machine does not accept laser cards as payment.

Laser was removed by all the banks years ago.

brickysession

Victor wrote: »

Laser was removed by all the banks years ago.

Ooooppps, I meant "Visa Debit Card" Must be my age!!!

TheQuietFella

Doesn't anyone use the buses that service the hospital?

JohnC.

How much of the hospital's catchment area do those buses cover?

elperello

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Doesn't anyone use the buses that service the hospital?

I'm sure some do but if someone is feeling poorly they would surely prefer to go by car if possible.

TheQuietFella

elperello wrote: »

I'm sure some do but if someone is feeling poorly they would surely prefer to go by car if possible.

Ok, I can accept that but surely if people visiting patients at the hospital used the service they wouldn't have to be complaining about parking or fees but I suppose we just like to complain!

aziz

TheQuietFella wrote: »

Doesn't anyone use the buses that service the hospital?

The last time I used a bus to the hospital from the upper yellow road it took a hour and a half, I could have walked it in under half that time:mad:

smaoifs

TheQuietFella wrote:

Ok, I can accept that but surely if people visiting patients at the hospital used the service they wouldn't have to be complaining about parking or fees but I suppose we just like to complain!

The parking during the evenings, when most people visit, isn't that bad.
The majority I think are people with outpatient appointments during the day. The outpatients corridor has 100s of people waiting along it all day every day.
My antenatal appointments were always Wednesday afternoons, not convenient to get a bus as I was leaving from work and returning to work if my appointment went quickly (it never did!). I can't imagine many people wanting to leave the hospital after waiting hours for their appointment to get on a bus that will take forever to get as far as The Quay.

allthedoyles

There are still a lot of green areas in there that could be converted into car spaces

Finnbar01

aziz wrote: »

The last time I used a bus to the hospital from the upper yellow road it took a hour and a half, I could have walked it in under half that time:mad:

Awe. Poor lickle old you.