Proposed change to Waitrose Balham Car Park - Automatic Number Plate Recognition Post Reply

[Goldhawk]

Waitrose Balham have submitted an application to add an  Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera to the car park 2023/4596

Online Standard Details (wandsworth.gov.uk)

[muddyboots]

I really hope they don’t get the go ahead!
What a pain in the a-e it would be as at the moment if you collect a package you don’t need to pay for shopping just to get free parking . And the guy is really helpful .

[chorister]

It would be almost trivial to include in the system a mechanism to allow someone picking up a parcel to be exempted, or better still for no charge to kick in for the first 10 minutes.  You would probably have a much better chance pressing for that sort of system rather than opposing it.

[Goldhawk]

I expect the car park attendant will lose his job

[muddyboots]

Well, if they start behaving like Tesco it won’t be fun!
They have their car park full of builder’s vans after they sold off land to development.
To sort this issue, they’ve asked the external parking management company to be extra harsh!
A minute over the time and expect a fee, same for parking in the wrong bay.
They use cameras to spy on people … it’s very u welcoming.
Less people, more machines is the new mantra.

A bit like the ridiculous tills Waitrose added, hate them. Scales are not but enough and most people do big shops in there. Absolutely detest scanning my own shop unless I’m buying literally 2-3 items.

[muddyboots]

Well, if they start behaving like Tesco it won’t be fun!
They have their car park full of builder’s vans after they sold off land to development.
To sort this issue, they’ve asked the external parking management company to be extra harsh!
A minute over the time and expect a fine, same for parking in the wrong bay.
They use cameras to spy on people … it’s very un-welcoming.
Less people, more machines is the new mantra.

A bit like the ridiculous tills Waitrose added, hate them. Scales are not but enough and most people do big shops in there. Absolutely detest scanning my own shop unless I’m buying literally 2-3 items.

[chorister]

@muddyboots - they do it because it saves money.  How much more would you be happy to pay have manned (actually personned) tills?

[dudette]

Well, if they start behaving like Tesco it won’t be fun!
They have their car park full of builder’s vans after they sold off land to development.
To sort this issue, they’ve asked the external parking management company to be extra harsh!
A minute over the time and expect a fine, same for parking in the wrong bay.
They use cameras to spy on people … it’s very un-welcoming.
Less people, more machines is the new mantra.

A bit like the ridiculous tills Waitrose added, hate them. Scales are not but enough and most people do big shops in there. Absolutely detest scanning my own shop unless I’m buying literally 2-3 items.

I haven’t used a manned checkout in years as I signed up to the have held scanners which make the whole thing so much less painful. No need to empty your trolley as you pack - you just pack as you shop.

Re the car park - the Southside car park has number plate recognition. If you can manage to shop in an hour then Waitrose give you a voucher for free parking (£2.50) but if you go over an hour you have to pay £2.50 (usual price is £3.80) which is totally illogical. I find it hard to shop in an hour (especially if I have to pop to other shops) so it’s annoying. Having said that the pay machines at Balham Waitrose are so user-unfriendly that I think number plate recognition would be an improvement!

[dimelda]

Muddyboots and Dudette:  'Staffed' tills !   'Staffed' checkouts !

[dudette]

Muddyboots and Dudette:  'Staffed' tills !   'Staffed' checkouts !

I think “manned” covers both sexes in the same way we now call actresses “actors” and heroines “heroes”.

[Mememe]

If you get a tkt in tesco speak to the manager who will cancel it for you, he's great

[muddyboots]

Mememe , I tried !!
And got a really horrid jobs worth arsehole!
Maybe they have more than one manager.
He spoke to me as if I’d committed a serious offence and “should pay the fine because I broke the rules”
I tried to speak to him twice !
A younger guy, total beep

[muddyboots]

As for not liking to scan your own shopping and balancing it on a tiny useless scale .. I think I’m perfectly reasonable for not enjoying it for bigger shops!