First multi storey car park - DISASTER
Can’t stop crying after I made such a big mistake today. Went to the cinema which has a multi-storey for the first time after I’ve passed. The cinema gives you four hour free parking as it validates the ticket. Watched the movie and came back out, put my ticket in the machine and went back to my car….
What I didn’t realise and why I probably should have looked at the signs, is that once you put the ticket in the machine you only have 20 mins to leave.. maybe this is common sense but I had no idea. I thought as I had “four hours free” with the cinema, I could just sit in my car and text my friends for a bit.. oh how I was wrong. I was taking my leisurely time, even face times my mum 🤣
Then I drive down to the barriers to let myself out, put my ticket in the barrier and it says “exceeded time limit”. Now I am so confused because I know I haven’t spend four hours here so I keep on trying. I try press the call button but nothing happens. Literally start bursting into tears and full blown panick attack at this point because a line has formed up behind me and people are beeping (bear in mind I also have P plates on!). So people are beeping at me but because there are cars queues behind I physically have no where to go. There was also an entire other barrier this whole time people could have gone through but they decided to wait behind me.
Now I’m like crying, complete blubbering mess, and cars behind finally get the idea they will need to move back so I can reverse. Now I’m panicking because I have to reverse in this really tight space next to these cars watching me trying not to hit them or the parked cars. Thankfully, a really lovely couple saw me and stepped in to help and they were literally angels! They managed to track down a parking attendant and he let me through.
But I’m just feeling really shaken up by the whole thing and am still crying now as I write this! I know it’s a learning moment and I will definitely check the signs from now on, but it was just so so so stressful so needed to vent it out!!!!!