Do the above employ somebody to design their car parks so that getting in or out is as difficult as possible.All the ones in my area seem to be that if one car is coming in/out,there is no room for another to pass,or is it just me getting old and grumpy (lol)
B& Q car parks
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Whyever would you want to leave such a delightful place? Stay and spend, spend spend! You know they're worth it - the more you spend the more you save! ;-o
I am pretty sure all 'Retail Parking spaces' are designed by people who think every vehicle has sliding doors.......
My local B&Q superstore has a lovely big bike park adjacent to the main entrance. The only trouble is, it is completely blocked from access by display sheds, racks of plants, etc. When I complained, I was directed to a sort of portable bike rack holding a maximum of about six, and where you have to lift up the front of your bike to get it in; not the best thing for a heavy ebike! Oh, and it is at the furthest point of the car park from the entrance. So needless to say, on the occasions when I do go there by bike, I lock it to one of their nice plant displays nearest the door.
Well done Roger! When my West Wickham Halfords got rid of their bike rack to make more car space, I protested by locking my bike across the fire exit staircase on each visit, poiinting out to them that it was the only thing that a bike could now be locked to. They did nothing about it, obviously not valuing their own lives, such is the depression they suffer from working for Halfords.
Our Morrisons is the same regarding a badly positioned bike park, it is at one side and well back out of site, just about the worst place it could be for cycle security, I expect it is just another case of the designers having loads of university degrees and not an ounce of common sense.
The other problem with supermarkets etc who provide stainless steel railed bays for bike parking is that everyone else seems to think they are trolley bays. I've often found the bays full of trolleys dropped off and had to move a number first to lock my bike.
Well my local B&Q's car park WAS* like that, however the car park belongs to other stores too. There are no facilities for parking bikes at all, unless you lean it against the side of the store.
*There were rumours in the local paper that they were going to charge drivers to use that particular car park, and that B&Q would move to a smaller unit on the same site. What actually happened is that B&Q shut down about 3 weeks ago, permanently. How very inconvenient, I used to ebike it there in less than 10 minutes, especially after the local branch of Travis Perkins moved 2 miles away instead of the 5 minute walk from home.
Same as ours ,even more of a puzzle who designed Tescos inside, placing obtacles all in main aisles, and to park, thats every man for himself, more complicated everything if you want fuel, ah but dont lets forget they are now doing well in Insurance market so think ahead and watch out..
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Putting lives at risk; maybe a slight overreaction
Andy
Blocking a fire exit staircase; stupid at the very least.
Andy