Dear Sir,
I’m disappointed to find that  Newton Aycliffe Tesco store have installed a Timpson Key Cutting pod in the car park, placed across four parent and child bays.
I’m two weeks away from giving birth and have a 3 year old and find there is already a lack of these bays at this store. Even without the key cutting hut there, there’s normally individuals who park there without children, or with children older than stated on the signs, and these spaces are now my only option with being so heavily pregnant.
I can’t understand why our Tesco store has allowed this? Understandably the key cutting hut wants to be as close to passing trade as possible, however there’s hundreds of normal bays, lots which are just as close, and even more disabled bays than there is bays for parent and child. Why are these spaces never targeted?
I have also had two friends who have tried parking but could not get a parent and child bay and left without shopping as they have newborns and normal bays just aren’t suitable for safety of setting up the pram – Really not great customer service.
I’ve been informed by Head Office the store manager is looking at other locations for the hut however the structure looks quite firmly rooted to the floor therefore I’m just not buying this comment.
I won’t be going to Tesco until I know this has been moved. I’m sure we will get parked at Sainsburys where parents and toddlers are valued more than those that need new keys!
Leyanne Pennington-Foster