Tesco shoppers fury at new 'inconsiderate' policy as they say it 'sucks'

The customer took to social media to share the new car park times in her local Tesco, which has been met by fury from other shoppers who have said the new policy "sucks"

Tesco shoppers have expressed their frustration on social media after a customer revealed changes to car park times at her local store. The customer shared a sign from her local Tesco, indicating that customers can now only park for one hour between 8pm and midnight, and for 30 minutes from midnight until 6am.

For those shopping between 6am and 8pm, there is a three-hour limit. The shopper explained that she enjoys browsing in the evening "for a couple of hours" when the store is less busy.

Each store will have its own parking restrictions, meaning the rules will vary across the UK. Tesco told The Mirror it always reviews changes based on customer feedback.

Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, the shopper wrote: "Hey @Tesco I do my shopping at night so I can wander round without my kids and buy nice things that I can hide and eat by myself. It's a couple of hours to myself once a week. This new policy sucks."

In a further statement, she said: "I'm aware the store is shut 12-6am, I'm talking about when I like to go at 9pm for a couple of hours when it's nice and quiet and I can shop in peace. Literally can't believe I'm having to justify myself to some of you absolute bell ends.", reports the Mirror.

Additionally, she clarified her position by saying: "I know to a lot of people this probably seems petty and not a big deal, but to anyone who either has kids or works weird hours and has to shop in the evening, or for anyone neurodivergent it's absolutely not okay."

Many agreed with her viewpoint. One shopper commented: "I agree @Tesco I'd need more than an hour in the evening. Have enough stress in work that I don't need to be rushed going shopping too! " Someone else added to the conversation: "Totally agree, if you're going to have a 24hr store, make the car park 24hrs too! Plenty of people like to do full shops outside their busy hours."

Another person shared their own experience: "I don't go to this particular @Tesco but as a sole full time carer for my dad who has mobility issues and mixed dementia, I also can only do the shopping on an evening. Similarly, it's two hours to myself once a week. This is a really inconsiderate thing to do. Shame on Tesco."

The decision prompted questions from others as well, with one asking: "That does not make sense... surely the car park is pretty empty 12 - 6am? " While someone proposed a possible reason: "It might be because a lot of Tesco car parks get used as boy racer car meets late at night."

A spokesperson for Tesco explained the reasoning behind parking restrictions, noting: "It is important to us that all our customers can find a space when they visit our stores and, where we have parking limits in place, this is to allow us to better manage spaces, and to deter anti-social behaviour in the car park at night, especially outside of opening hours."