Lots of patients are told to park there. I see people hardly able to walk going up the escalator and across the square all the time. Paying the parking fees to be right by the door would be much better for these people.Very handy if you have an appointment in the Beacon hospital. Its much cheaper and easier to get a spot.
This may be true for a lot of people, but its handy to know about if the walk is OK. I was going to the Beacon for daily appointments for 6 weeks a few years ago and it was a nightmare getting a parking spot in the hospital car park.Lots of patients are told to park there. I see people hardly able to walk going up the escalator and across the square all the time. Paying the parking fees to be right by the door would be much better for these people.
It's not exclusively for Dunnes. There have been people in my office who park there and go in and out of the car park every 2 hours so they don't have to pay. Others tailgate behind another car when leaving to get through before the barrier goes through and they have to put in their ticket.Might be worth checking to be sure if Dunnes have any conditions around parking. Some car parks have small print that require you to be using services at that location. For example, if you're using Luas Park and Ride car parks, you're supposed to have a Luas ticket.
I'd be honestly surprised if Dunnes or the site operators at the Beacon were too happy about providing cheap parking for their neighbours.
Doesn't mean that they won't get caught eventually. I saw a lad in Stillorgan Shopping Centre about two weeks ago, noting down car regs on his phone, to make sure they're not overstaying.It's not exclusively for Dunnes. There have been people in my office who park there and go in and out of the car park every 2 hours so they don't have to pay. Others tailgate behind another car when leaving to get through before the barrier goes through and they have to put in their ticket.
the car park has huge underground parking and is never full.
Stillorgan have introduced a time limit recently, two hours or maybe three hours, and they're not shy about enforcing it.Stillorgan is free parking for customers. Sandyford is paid parking after 2 hours. they don't go after people who are parked there all day.
Are you saying that they don't have any such requirement, or they don't enforce any such requirement?I've been in an office overlooking that carpark for 6 years. They don't. You can park there all day if you want and pay €4.