BROADBRIDGE HEATH, TESCO - PARKING FIASCO!
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Posted 15 June 2007


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Thought this was the perfect place just to warn all you regular Tesco users that the Broadbridge Heath Superstore is now undergoing its refit to incorporate an extension to the rear of the building.

 

Now the works are being undertaken, the service road has been shut and some of the parking spaces are not in use at the Leisure Centre due to builders portakabins taking up residence!  This has caused untold problems in queuing for parking spaces, leading to gridlock and tail-backs throughout the car park.  Drivers were stuck in queues of traffic for anything up to an hour   I know, we were there!!!  

 

I have to say I felt terribly sorry for the manager and his staff, as I witnessed them  getting verbal abuse left, right and centre from incredibly irate customers who had abandoned their cars and come into the store to complain.  

 

Apparently it's not the repsonsibility of the Police to assist with the redirection of the traffic, as it is a private car park.  However, whilst we were there the store had called the Police again as tempers had begun to fly and they turned up just as we were coming out!

 

No-one at Tesco could say when or if the parking situation would be resolved, so you have been warned 

All this just to buy tonight's dinner!

 

 

 

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Posted 15 June 2007


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Hi JLC
 
Thanks for posting this and warning others what they may be in for if they attempt to enter the Tesco's car park while this work is going on. I spoke to Andy (I'm a toaster) H earlier this evening who was stuck there tonight for THREE HOURS!!!!!
 
I am sure he will have something to add when he gets back from a weekend break which got of to a really bad start due to this fiasco (apparently he only went in to buy some beer!)
 
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I spoke to Andy (I'm a toaster) H earlier this evening who was stuck there tonight for THREE HOURS!!!!!
 
 
Good god, THREE HOURS!  We got off incredibly lightly then!!!!


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Posted 16 June 2007


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Radio Mercury were running a story on it - I would have gone mad - or abandoned the car and walked home

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Posted 16 June 2007


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I'm not surprised the local media got hold of the story; there were a lot of disgruntled customers on Friday

 

I think Horsham Sainsburys will see a huge increase in their profits over the next few months....

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Posted 17 June 2007


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It would explain the queue to get into Sainsbury's on Friday evening around 8:00PM!

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Posted 17 June 2007


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The County Times have picked up on this story now:

  

http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=507&articleid=2960260

  

One women was apparently held up by 3 & 3/4 hours!

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Posted 18 June 2007
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