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Post by Zee on Apr 5, 2024 21:45:26 GMT
It matters to me, because if my vehicle was wrongly towed it would still be my hundreds of dollars to get it back. And the threat is just ridiculous if you share a space with the DMV. What if you need to do both? You're telling me I need to get in my car and drive to a different spot, when I could walk over? I'm not going to patronize any (optional) business that threatens towing a vehicle, to be honest. Lots of other options. It's not ridiculous because the grocery store does NOT share a space with the DMV. They are in two entirely separate places. And around here there aren't a lot of options unless you drive out a bit to one of the outdoor mall-type places that might have a grocery store. All the grocery stores that are along the subway line or near other business have parking signs up that say "for customers only". I think it's their right as a business owner to restrict parking in their parking lot to their customers. I thought you said they shared a space now. If they don't, then why would anyone walk over there? Is it a small lot? Really doesn't matter to me, I'm not giving my business to anyone who threatens to tow vehicles. I could see if a car was there for an extended period, but I'm not risking my car for your store (how do I know when You're going to decide I wasn't shopping there--do they have some sort of dedicated Parking Police employee watching everyone?) when I have other choices.
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Post by lisae on Apr 5, 2024 21:47:46 GMT
Was there a sign saying parking was for those businesses only and threatening towing? If not, I would have parked there in a space as far away from their business entrances as possible assuming I wasn't going to be that long. If this was somewhere I would be an extended amount of time, an hour or so, then I would not park there.
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Post by Zee on Apr 5, 2024 21:47:55 GMT
How can Giant possibly determine who is in their store shopping vs in the DMV? That's insane. I would never shop there just on principle. The DMV used to be in the same huge lot as HyVee and there was never any threat of towing vehicles by either. That's ridiculous. Because the towing company has people who watch. Or sometimes the store has en employee out there. This is what some people here object to, that someone is watching and will alert the towing company right away. But as I said earlier, if someone is parking RIGHT under the sign that says "parking for Giant customers only" and then they walk off to another business... well I feel like they get what they deserve. It's not like Giant is trying to trick them. Our library had to resort to something similar for their parking lot because you could arrive at 10:10 (they open at 10:00) and fine the parking lot full. So they cracked down. People tried to argue about that also (the ones who got towed) by saying "well my tax dollars pay for that library so I should be able to park there when I want to!" (and yes, there are signs that say "library patrons only".) Predatory towing practices come about when the towing company is paid to "watch" everyone. No thanks.
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Post by monklady123 on Apr 5, 2024 21:50:26 GMT
It's not ridiculous because the grocery store does NOT share a space with the DMV. They are in two entirely separate places. And around here there aren't a lot of options unless you drive out a bit to one of the outdoor mall-type places that might have a grocery store. All the grocery stores that are along the subway line or near other business have parking signs up that say "for customers only". I think it's their right as a business owner to restrict parking in their parking lot to their customers. I thought you said they shared a space now. If they don't, then why would anyone walk over there? Is it a small lot? Really doesn't matter to me, I'm not giving my business to anyone who threatens to tow vehicles. I could see if a car was there for an extended period, but I'm not risking my car for your store (how do I know when You're going to decide I wasn't shopping there--do they have some sort of dedicated Parking Police employee watching everyone?) when I have other choices. They walk because it's right down the street. The grocery store parking lot (which is not big because it's tucked in between an apartment building, townhouses, and other stores (like the bbq place) across the street) is the most visible parking area. What the DMV customers could do, which would make more sense, would be to look on the website and find the information about where to park. It will tell people that they can park in the parking garage of a nearby office building, then get their ticket validated by the DMV. So it really is their own fault if they park illegally and get towed. And yes, they do have someone whose job it is to watch the parking lot.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 5, 2024 22:43:15 GMT
If there weren’t any no parking or restricted parking signs at the industrial lot, I would have parked there. Exactly what I would do. Why would you get towed if there are no restricted parking signs?
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 6, 2024 0:40:32 GMT
If the other lot is huge and there’s no chance that I’m going to be infringing on a spot one of their clients will need, I’d probably take the chance if there wasn’t a sign about getting towed. If the other lot is also tiny and it looks like I’d be taking a parking space their clients might need, I wouldn’t do it. I agree with this. There is a popular restaurant in our town that has a smallish parking lot. Across a small access road (easily crossable on foot) is a Wal-Mart. If the restaurant lot is full, I wouldn't think twice about parking in the Wal-Mart parking lot to patronize the restaurant. The spots closest to the road are never full. Conversely, we own a small assisted living facility that is adjacent to our city dog park. *Most* of the time we only need 3-4 parking spots out of the 15 or so that are available in our parking lot. BUT we need access to our handicap spots and ramp in case somebody has to go out to the hospital. EVERY.SINGLE.FREAKING.DAY our lot fills up from 5:00 until dark with dog park patrons who pay absolutely no heed to the handicap marked spots. They also park all willy nilly, blocking the ramp, not in the lines but double parked etc. It drives me up a wall! If I see people entering/exiting their cars I nicely ask them not to park there...to which they respond "well the dog park lot is full" I mean....ok. That really isn't my problem. I'm trying not to be bitchy and want to be a good neighbor, but for crying out loud. Yeah, I would never park in a handicap spot unless I was actually with someone with a handicap placard who needed to be in that spot. I think it’s pretty crappy for able bodied people to park in those spaces just for convenience. They should get a ticket. I’d be tempted to call the cops and have them stake out those spots every day for a week or so. People would learn pretty quick not to park there.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 6, 2024 1:24:17 GMT
It's not ridiculous because the grocery store does NOT share a space with the DMV. They are in two entirely separate places. And around here there aren't a lot of options unless you drive out a bit to one of the outdoor mall-type places that might have a grocery store. All the grocery stores that are along the subway line or near other business have parking signs up that say "for customers only". I think it's their right as a business owner to restrict parking in their parking lot to their customers. I thought you said they shared a space now. If they don't, then why would anyone walk over there? Is it a small lot? Really doesn't matter to me, I'm not giving my business to anyone who threatens to tow vehicles. I could see if a car was there for an extended period, but I'm not risking my car for your store (how do I know when You're going to decide I wasn't shopping there--do they have some sort of dedicated Parking Police employee watching everyone?) when I have other choices. Around here, if you’re going to the DMV you can pretty much count on being in there a long time because the lines are long and the service is super slow. Doesn’t even matter what day or time you go either although it’s exponentially worse close to the beginning or end of the month. The thing is, the DMV patrons are NOT that business’ customers. That store is completely within their rights to reserve their parking spaces for those people who are actually shopping at their store and keeping them in business.
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Post by Zee on Apr 6, 2024 1:26:22 GMT
I thought you said they shared a space now. If they don't, then why would anyone walk over there? Is it a small lot? Really doesn't matter to me, I'm not giving my business to anyone who threatens to tow vehicles. I could see if a car was there for an extended period, but I'm not risking my car for your store (how do I know when You're going to decide I wasn't shopping there--do they have some sort of dedicated Parking Police employee watching everyone?) when I have other choices. Around here, if you’re going to the DMV you can pretty much count on being in there a long time because the lines are long and the service is super slow. Doesn’t even matter what day or time you go either although it’s exponentially worse close to the beginning or end of the month. The thing is, the DMV patrons are NOT that business’ customers. That store is completely within their rights to reserve their parking spaces for those people who are actually shopping at their store and keeping them in business. Yes, that point has been fully made. And my point is, I am NOT going to patronize a business that threatens to tow cars if non-patrons because mistakes can easily be made and I could end up paying hundreds of dollars to a predatory towing company. Those stories are in the news pretty often. I'll shop somewhere else.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 6, 2024 5:50:21 GMT
Around here businesses have signs if you can’t park there and is about 90% of businesses that do that. If it is a shopping center with Target, Petco. Home Goods, etc they will post you need to be shopping in one of the businesses. Parking here is a nightmare and people will park in business areas and walk to public transport or use it to hold their car while carpooling someplace where they charge for parking. If there was no sign I would have parked there.
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Post by Lurkingpea on Apr 6, 2024 5:52:25 GMT
Around here, if you’re going to the DMV you can pretty much count on being in there a long time because the lines are long and the service is super slow. Doesn’t even matter what day or time you go either although it’s exponentially worse close to the beginning or end of the month. The thing is, the DMV patrons are NOT that business’ customers. That store is completely within their rights to reserve their parking spaces for those people who are actually shopping at their store and keeping them in business. Yes, that point has been fully made. And my point is, I am NOT going to patronize a business that threatens to tow cars if non-patrons because mistakes can easily be made and I could end up paying hundreds of dollars to a predatory towing company. Those stories are in the news pretty often. I'll shop somewhere else. You would find pretty much no where to shop where I live. Even the shopping centers have signs when you enter the huge lot you must be shopping in one of the stores. I am assuming you don’t live in a large city?
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Post by snyder on Apr 6, 2024 16:35:46 GMT
It would depend on how bad I wanted to visit the new business. I would not park in any other business' parking lot and walk over to the new business, but if I really wanted to see the new business, I might go into the dog grommer or autobody shop and explain I wanted to go to xyz across the way, but their parking is full and would it be possible for me to park in their lot for 15-20 minutes?
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