Aldi Headington (Oxford) carpark warning

[DavidG58]

Arrived at Aldi Headington, warning sign for 2.3m width but with 2 posts easily wide enough to get through

sadly at exit 2 posts exactly 2.3m apart, pulled as close aa I dare with Bev at wheel and me guiding, there is no way

side escape option with post in middle, key at store, they can’t find it, just about to reverse against the traffic and go out the in

 

[Skyway]

Cannot find key great so when there’s fire they cannot get in

 

[tonyidle]

Arrived at Aldi Headington, warning sign for 2.3m width but with 2 posts easily wide enough to get through

sadly at exit 2 posts exactly 2.3m apart, pulled as close aa I dare with Bev at wheel and me guiding, there is no way

side escape option with post in middle, key at store, they can’t find it, just about to reverse against the traffic and go out the in

I often think this sort of problem brings home to the store which customers are unintentionally affected by anti-traveller or anti-commercial vehicle measures. Maybe they'll keep the key handy and make sure all staff know where it is in future.

 

[Janine]

Ouch! There are a lot of traveller-related problems in Oxford at the moment so extra measures are being taken

 

[DavidG58]

Trouble is all these measures do is trap them once they are in, there are no signs at all as you enter, but once in it is a loop round to get out. No exit through the entry although that is technically not true as we had to

Homebase chap in hi viz stopped traffic and I reversed back from barrier, I had at least managed to pull up to the side so normal traffic could leave

it might look like we would fit but trust me we wouldn’t , close but at leat 10mm too wide

Bev held back traffic until she got a man in a Discovery who decided to pass the stopped few cars and refuse to move virtually right up to my bumper

by now the stopped cars had moved on so it was just him against me, with him I guess being local knowing I was going the wrong way out and it was his job to stop me

After a few minutes with me doing my best with hand out of window using perfectly reasonable hand gestures for him to move over and follow the others , I was able to pull far enough forward to speak to him, but nowhere near enough room to get past

he then proceeded to announce he wouldn’t move because I was going the wrong way

now afterwards Bev said had I just explained calmly why I was going the wrong way it would all have been fine

by now he had raised his voice and called me a choice few names , so when I said ‘stay there ‘chunky’ I will come out and explain it in more detail‘ as I got up he decided he could move after all and was gone before I even stood up (He was tightly squeezed in belly up to steering wheel) hence chunky just slipping into the conversation I know pot and kettle

then I had half an hour of Bev telling me how I could have handled it better, she is of course quite correct. But he was a knob , but maybe I was a bit as well

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[DavidG58]

And just for added value on this thread, the Aldi on the other side of Oxford is only marginally better for size, but at least no physical restriction other than other users

 

[Billylyne5]

I’ve been in that car park a few times and thought how narrow the get out is even in a big car

 

[cliffanger]

But David, you’re in Headington !!! You can go and visit this!!!

The Headington Shark!

 

[ryan_flea]

Well done, DavidG58 the great escape

 

[Nanniemate]

So how do the delivery trucks get in and out?

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[DuxDeluxe]

So how do the delivery trucks get in and out?

They get up a lot of speed and simply go for it!!

 

[DavidG58]

So how do the delivery trucks get in and out?

they have that covered , Aldi deliveries before car park, Homebase use the exit road which is two way but only allows access to rear for lorries

 

[Puddleduck]

I am laughing at your last sentence David!!!!

A knob of butter maybe? Well round the middle at least.

 

[Puddleduck]

But David, you’re in Headington !!! You can go and visit this!!!

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The Headington Shark!

Been there and seen that! My sister used to live nearby.

 

[Tea Bag]

They get up a lot of speed and simply go for it!!

Hi.
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Tea Bag
PS. Same with bridges that are NOT strong enough to take your weight............

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[The general]

Ouch! There are a lot of traveller-related problems in Oxford at the moment so extra measures are being taken

In oxford ??? Problems everywhere !!!!!

 

[nicholsong]

they have that covered , Aldi deliveries before car park, Homebase use the exit road which is two way but only allows access to rear for lorries

I have come across quite a few s/markets where if one follows 'Deliveries' there is then access to the main CP.

 

[GWAYGWAY]

Tesco in Dover did this with a height barrier, too low for my Hymer. Iphoned them up and said that as we all go in there to stock up before going over to France they had lost a load of customers. They phoned me back later and told me that the height barrier was actually a lot higher the the advertised figure ,it was to keep out the trucks who were parking in the park. The travellers still park up there now, but the barrier was opened up as soon as I mentioned the motorhome customers, the manager knew we bought from them but the central office bods who ordered it , did not.

 

[nicholsong]

Tesco in Dover did this with a height barrier, too low for my Hymer. Iphoned them up and said that as we all go in there to stock up before going over to France they had lost a load of customers. They phoned me back later and told me that the height barrier was actually a lot higher the the advertised figure ,it was to keep out the trucks who were parking in the park. The travellers still park up there now, but the barrier was opened up as soon as I mentioned the motorhome customers, the manager knew we bought from them but the central office bods who ordered it , did not.

When we encountered it a few weeks after it had been put up last year I thought it looked more than 2.9m and was tempted to approach it slowly with co-pilot monitoring, it, would have been done very slowly and probably formed a queue of vehicles back to block the mini-roundabout.

The petrol station gave me the truck reason also., because trucks had damaged street furniture in the CP. Well if they wanted to keep out artics they could have erected a barrier at 3.5m - 4.0m.

Did Tesco tell you what the actual clearance is?

Geoff

 

[CazPaul]

Ha ha love it, when David stands up he means business.

Well done for escaping from that situation without damaging the motorhome.

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[Figaro]

Well done DavidG58
At least you don't need to get that magic polish out for the wheel arch