Clamping in Budgens' car park in St Ives
Victory: Company refund wrongly clamped drivers in St Ives
Friday, February 3, 2012
2:01 PM
PEOPLE clamped when dropping items off to a charity shop in St Ives are being refunded after public outrage earlier in the week.
On Monday (January 30), Securak Ltd clamped at least five people who were dropping items off at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the Budgens private car park, off Oliver Road, but today (Friday) made a u-turn offering refunds to some of those hit by large fines.
Vanessa Roberts, manager at the BHF store in St Ives, thanked The Hunts Post for highlighting the issue which she believes helped change Securak bosses’ minds.
“It’s thanks to the press and the people who got together for them to start refunding people who were just dropping stuff off,” she said.
Steve Clark, who only stopped in the car park to answer his phone and was clamped, has had his ticket waived and has been refunded the clamping fee.
Steve Male, owner of the St Ives Budgens, said he had seen a drop in business and that he asked Securak to reconsider their position on clamping those donation items to the BHF. He said: “Obviously those who park in my bays are in the wrong and will still be charged but Securak are looking to make amends to those dropping items off.”
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6 comments
I am currently engaged in a civil claim against them and could really use some information. I was charged £475 and I know others have been charged less. I was also threatened with violence by the "operatives". Did anyone else have any threats made against them? I was really sorry to hear about the pensioners who were extorted and glad when they received some money back. I hope local businesses will dissociate themselves from these bully boys or risk loosing all their customers.
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stivesstudent
Monday, February 6, 2012
End of the day its private property and regardless if you're dropping stuff off,picking up a paying customer or anwsering a phone-you shouldnt park in someones else property.How would these people feel if they came home and found someone elses car in their drive? Budgens yard has always been hotspot for tight arses to park their cars for nothing for well over 20 years and people have to realise its not a free public carpark.Gawd,Darwoods pond is only a short distance down the road,but i guess they're both too lazy and too tight to park there.
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Zeb
Sunday, February 5, 2012
I got a ticket waiting to pick my 92 year old customers in my taxi that were doing there weekly shop in Budgens.I talked to the manager of Budgens and was told thay would not get involved and wouldn't write me a letter to Securak.When i asked were i should pick my customers up on a market day !! I was told to send them over to the Bus station carpark ! Not Practical and Not safe.So now thay shop at Waitrows were they can sit in the warm .
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Netta Murray
Saturday, February 4, 2012
I got a ticket waiting to pick my 92 year old customers in my taxi that were doing there weekly shop in Budgens.I talked to the manager of Budgens and was told thay would not get involved and wouldn't write me a letter to Securak.When i asked were i should pick my customers up on a market day !! I was told to send them over to the Bus station carpark ! Not Practical and Not safe.So now thay shop at Waitrows were they can sit in the warm .
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Netta Murray
Saturday, February 4, 2012
You wonder why customers are leaving the high street in droves.
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Mantis
Friday, February 3, 2012
Surley Steve Clark shouldn't have even thought about answering his phone while being driving his car.
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Boo Boo
Friday, February 3, 2012