He “only” spent €34 in Lidl: pensioner fined for taking too long to shop

Best to do your shopping at Lidl in Bremen, Germany… by running.

To prevent supermarket customers from leaving their vehicles in the parking lot for too long, a surveillance company ensures that parking does not exceed 90 minutes.

Estimated time of one and a half hours to be correct according to the company to make your purchase. If exceeded, ParkPoint sends a fine to the offender, according to the report Blick.

But the pensioner was forced to pay a fine of 35 euros, even though he only stayed in the parking lot for 39 minutes.
Furious, he went to demand responsibility.

Give your receipt to justify your purchases and your presence in the parking lot.

But the monitoring company refused to take away the award, explaining: “Unfortunately, the proven purchase amount does not correlate with the recorded parking duration.”

incomprehensible…

However, the man did not break any rules: he respected the allotted time. So what does his receipt amount have to do with the story?

In fact, before parking in the Lidl car park, the pensioner parked his vehicle near the supermarket opposite the fitness center to complete his 90-minute session, before taking his car back and moving it to the supermarket car park.

However, the company considered two parking lots: 90 minutes in the Fitness parking lot and 39 minutes in the Lidl parking lot. Despite the receipt from the supermarket and proof of parking provided by the fitness center, the company does not want to withdraw its fine.

Lidl is still arguing about the amount spent in supermarkets.