Tesco shoppers raging as supermarket makes huge change to parking rules

A change in Tesco's parking rules has sparked fury among some customers.

One disgruntled shopper recently took to social media to share a snap of the new at their local , revealing a "maximum" stay limit for late-night shoppers that is significantly less than the time allotted to daytime customers.

From 6am to 8pm, shoppers are allowed three hours of free parking. However, those who choose to do their grocery shopping between 8pm and 12am are only given one hour, and those parking from 12am to 6am have a mere 30 minutes.

The upset customer posted: "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."

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They further claimed: "For further info, it's because they're planning on putting a BK drive through in the bottom of the car park. Mo money mo money. 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 hours and has to shop in the evening, or for anyone neurodivergent it's absolutely not okay.

"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 b*****ds."

But she wasn't alone in her annoyance over Tesco's timing tweak. Another social media user weighed in with their thoughts on the parking time, adding: "I second that @Tesco. I know people who suffer with anxiety do their shops at night as it's quiet and much more calmer atmosphere."

A third user agreed, but suggested there might be a reason behind the change too. They said: "It might be because a lot of Tesco car parks get used as boy racer car meets late at night."

Meanwhile, a fourth observer noted: "I saw this in the community group yesterday. Very odd decision by Tesco. I agree with the person who said it should be a blanket 3 hours while the store is open and 30 minutes at all other times."

A Tesco spokesperson said the change is aimed in part at combating "anti-social behaviour" at night. They said: "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."