a patron I will not be supporting this establishment in the future. Visited the pub and parked in the car park attached to the pub. Unbeknownst to me, I was required to validate my car reg. apparently, there were many signs but visiting the pub after many years last there I did not see. If you visit the pub you will however be distracted by the death themed decor ie. Coffin table. After receiving a fine a week later for £100 I researched online and found that I am not the first for this to happen to. I contacted the pub and spoke with the manager to ask for some help in resolving the issue. Unfortunately, being old school I paid in cash. I even tried to discuss the conversation that I had with the person behind the bar at the time to recall the interaction but the manager relinquished any responsibility and basically told me it was not their problem. In this day and age you would think these independent establishments would try to help and support their patrons when occurrences like this occur but clearly they are doing so well in their own financial situation that they can afford to lose customers to scamming parking companies. Hey, here’s a novelty idea, with all the apparent signage it is actually still possible to not notice them so maybe it would be helpful to customers to mention at the bar that their car park is linked to scamming IPC companies and point them to the area where they should register their reg to avoid a fine. I’m a decent person, so I know I would! Because let’s be honest, if I had seen the signage I definitely would have added my car reg. I mean, who needs a £100 fine when you’ve actually visited the establishment! So, imagine supporting your local pub, paying in cash and being hit with a fine a week later. In conclusion, if your local publican doesn’t support its community then don’t support it and take your business elsewhere!

Response to managers reply:

From your reply you definitely have a passive aggressive attitude. As do all negative reviews you reply to. Take some responsibility. When I spoke with your manager on the phone there were “16 signs”, and your online reply, the number has practically doubled. Do you have a vested interest in fines given? Otherwise I can’t understand why you wouldn’t want to verbally warn or point out to genuine customers that there is a potential fine if reg isn’t recorded. I am not the first of your customers to have this happen so the issue is on you. I am not at fault because I didn't see your signs. I have been punished for visiting your establishment and your unsympathetic attitude speaks volumes.