Rotherham Tesco car park restrictions scrapped

A “park to shop” system in place at a Rotherham Tesco car park is set to be scrapped, so shoppers can park freely for up to three hours.
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The Drummond Street branch introduced a parking system to allow customers to park for three hours, as long as they spent more than £5 in store.

When the scheme was first introduced in 2017, Tesco said that the car park was under “considerable pressure”, but there is now “sufficient capacity” to relax the controls.

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Planning documents state: “Tesco therefore propose to remove the park-to-shop system whereby customers can park for up to three hours after spending a minimum of £5 in store, together with the associated terminals at the store entrance from the car park.

The Drummond Street branch introduced a parking system to allow customers to park for three hours, as long as they spent more than £5 in store.The Drummond Street branch introduced a parking system to allow customers to park for three hours, as long as they spent more than £5 in store.
The Drummond Street branch introduced a parking system to allow customers to park for three hours, as long as they spent more than £5 in store.

“The new controls will allow all customers to the store to park freely for at least two hours, up to a maximum of three hours, with a £70 fine levied for overstaying.”

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