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"My £125 mistake in a Manchester city centre car park that I don't want others to make"
20.05.2023 - 07:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
In the grand scheme of little things that really, really, wind me up, parking in Manchester city centre consistently tops the list. The extortionate prices, the annoying way you now have to pay up front, the constant road diversions meaning you can't get to them... I could go on and on.
And I will go on, actually, because they've now found a new way to get my goat.
I didn’t think that after 20-odd years of navigating Manchester’s myriad of multi-storeys there could be a new way to irritate me. But yes, yes there is.
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In a new one for me, I’ve now had my car LOCKED UP when I didn’t get back to it by 11.30pm. The car park I'd chosen, at Piccadilly Gardens, had closed up for the night, leaving my car marooned inside until the next day.
Peering through the security grilles, I could see a very small sign on the wall saying it wouldn’t reopen until 5.30am. I couldn't believe it - but I was not alone in making this grave error.
As I stood, jaw literally dropped at being locked out, a group of ladies from Leeds were also left stranded, looking horrified that their cars were all locked up inside. "We don't know Manchester", they wailed. "Well I do, and I'm just as shocked," I replied.
There was nothing, nothing on the exterior of the car park when you drive in to state that this is not a 24 hour car park. Otherwise I (and those ladies) clearly wouldn't have used it.
There is just a big blue poster outside saying: "Welcome to Piccadilly Gardens Car Park", adding: "Park up and pay before you walk away".
And indeed, they’ll take your money for a 24 hour stay at said car park - that's exactly what I'd paid for - so never for one minute did I think that meant
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