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Aug 2022
Asda Harrogate introduces new parking system
Asda is to introduce a new parking system at its supermarket in the centre of Harrogate.
Cameras are being introduced to check number plates when vehicles arrive and leave the large car park.
Visitors will receive two hours for free but face a fine if they overstay.
Under the old system, motorists bought a ticket from a machine entitling them to park for up to two hours for £1.
The £1 was refundable at the checkout providing at least £2 was spent in-store.
Parking was monitored by enforcement officers rather than by cameras and people could return throughout the day.
There have been concerns raised on social media that anyone wanting to return to the store later in the day under the new system could be fined £70 because the maximum stay is two hours in 24 hours.
The new system has not yet been activated.
The Stray Ferret asked Asda when the new system would go live and to respond to concerns that motorists could be fined for parking on site twice in one day.
However, the company declined to comment.
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