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[quote="Pearls"]I got the letter for the car park fine £60 if paid within 7 days (which I wont) as I wasn't parked there for more than one hour let alone 2!!
My mistake was thinking what a lovely place I will come here on the way home .... they managed to get my car entering photo on the outward journey and the car leaving on the hombound journey .. but the camera didn't pick up on me leaving and re entering?!! and I have checked there is no signs to say you may not visit more than once in a day[/quote]
It may not have said that but they can be crafty like that.

I got the letter for the car park fine £60 if paid within 7 days (which I wont) as I wasn't parked there for more than one hour let alone 2!!
My mistake was thinking what a lovely place I will come here on the way home .... they managed to get my car entering photo on the outward journey and the car leaving on the hombound journey .. but the camera didn't pick up on me leaving and re entering?!! and I have checked there is no signs to say you may not visit more than once in a day

Me too. Stopped for a rest, fell asleep beyond the 2 hour limit and got a £60 fine. Toilets stink as well.Paul

Stopped overnight at Welcome Break Gretna on the way back up the road on Sunday. The Days Inn lodge was a bit tired inside and probably not worth the £59 a night but it was clean, beds were comfy and we didn't book in advance.

Next morning the breakfast at "Eat In" was brilliant. Plentiful, hot and tasty with friendly staff. £6.99 with the chance to add two huge slices of toast and butter for only 25p. Who could refuse? Good to see "help yourself" fresh milk available for tea too. Much better than evil sachets of UHT!

I too have been overcharged for parking - at the Welcome Break, Oxford.

I have sent a complaint to the British Parking Association - Enquiries


Suggest everyone who is overcharged should follow a similar course of action. Here is the text of my complaint:

Operator - parkingeye
Date 11/10/12
Vehicle Reg. XXXXXX

Suffering from the beginnings of a heavy cold, I was very tired when I arrived at Welcome Break Services, Oxford. After buying food there, I slept for a while, before driving on as is advised by the government's "Tiredness can kill" campaign.

I'm very annoyed to have received an entirely disproportionate parking charge in the post.

I am innocent of any crime and yet money is being extorted from me.

I am also very distrustful of the early payment discount which obviously discourages any appeal. Even discounted, the £60 charge represents £30 per hour - probably more than ten times the fair and reasonable price.

I am a frequent motorway traveller as are the rest of my family and, as far as possible, we shall avoid Welcome Break services in the future.

However, I would be grateful to know if any more effective sanction can be applied to Welcome and Parking Eye.

[quote="chris1234"]I too got fined for overstaying my "welcome" at the Welcome Break in Fleet when I felt drowsy and pulled off the road to take a break. I did not see any parking signs and was amazed when I received a fine in the post for £90! Frankly I was never aware there was a parking scheme in force as I always thought that one of the requirements of a motorway service was to provide an area for a tired driver in keeping with the requirements of the police and Road Safety.

So much for a Welcome Break and how unfeeling are Welcome Break when I wrote to them to ask them to rescind their fine as it I parked up at 2.50am in the morning and left 2 1/2 hours later.

I have told all my friends and all my family and anyone else I can find as I think Weclome Break are most unfeeling and not at all welcome.

Bearing in mind I told them that I was very drowsy and felt I should pull off at the nearest services for safety reasons.

If the same thing happens again as it well could then will I be forced to drive on by Welcome Break - you bet I will as I will go out of my way NEVER TO USE WELCOME BREAK AGAIN and I trust my family and friends take the same measures.

[colour=#FF0000]Where do you come from? You use the phrase 'most unfeeling' which is NEVER, NEVER used by British people! Do you come from a 3rd world country which wouldn't know the meaning of clean and good service so how about keeping quiet and respecting the country your visiting? I doubt if Welcome Break would want you back in their service areas![/colour]

Here is their reply to me:
Thank you for you email regarding parking at our services.

We along with other Motorway Services i.e Moto and Roadchef allow 2 hours free parking this is advised by the Road Traffic Association as enough time for a rest break, There are signs off the slip road and around the car parks at all of our sites stating 2 hours free parking and a fee of £10 per 24 hours thereafter, Otherwise a penalty notice will be issued.

If you do want to appeal this parking charge you will need to contact Parking Eye themselves.

Thanks

Parking Team[/quote]

[quote="Anonymous"]Starbucks - Welcome Break - New Team on gum tree. :roll: hey guys don't west your time to apply this job
because they don't know how to employee people they will west your time 2 hours chatting about their company and after 2 hours they will take your interview without seeing your cv and start asking you bull sheet question after that they will tell you, you will get call tomorrow and the answer will be no. :D that's why it's been advertise in gumtree since last month.[/quote]

[colour=#FF0000]Learn to spell properly and stop moaning.....[/colour]

Just stopped off at Welcome Break Gordano and really enjoyed my stop there so much so that I had to write and let you know. The Waitrose store there is very well stocked and the facilities are also very good. Oh, is this section for whinging moaners who don't want to pay for a hotel rooms so try to sleep in their cars to save money overnight and then go into shock when they get fined as per all the really big notices at all the service areas? - sorry, my mistake, I though it was a forum to let everyone know about the genuine good/bad experiences at MSA's!

Starbucks - Welcome Break - New Team on gum tree. :roll: hey guys don't west your time to apply this job
because they don't know how to employee people they will west your time 2 hours chatting about their company and after 2 hours they will take your interview without seeing your cv and start asking you bull sheet question after that they will tell you, you will get call tomorrow and the answer will be no. :D that's why it's been advertise in gumtree since last month.

I too got fined for overstaying my "welcome" at the Welcome Break in Fleet when I felt drowsy and pulled off the road to take a break. I did not see any parking signs and was amazed when I received a fine in the post for £90! Frankly I was never aware there was a parking scheme in force as I always thought that one of the requirements of a motorway service was to provide an area for a tired driver in keeping with the requirements of the police and Road Safety.

So much for a Welcome Break and how unfeeling are Welcome Break when I wrote to them to ask them to rescind their fine as it I parked up at 2.50am in the morning and left 2 1/2 hours later.

I have told all my friends and all my family and anyone else I can find as I think Weclome Break are most unfeeling and not at all welcome.

Bearing in mind I told them that I was very drowsy and felt I should pull off at the nearest services for safety reasons.

If the same thing happens again as it well could then will I be forced to drive on by Welcome Break - you bet I will as I will go out of my way NEVER TO USE WELCOME BREAK AGAIN and I trust my family and friends take the same measures.

Here is their reply to me:
Thank you for you email regarding parking at our services.

We along with other Motorway Services i.e Moto and Roadchef allow 2 hours free parking this is advised by the Road Traffic Association as enough time for a rest break, There are signs off the slip road and around the car parks at all of our sites stating 2 hours free parking and a fee of £10 per 24 hours thereafter, Otherwise a penalty notice will be issued.

If you do want to appeal this parking charge you will need to contact Parking Eye themselves.

Thanks

Parking Team