A woman was slapped with a £90 fine after going 10 minutes over the allocated parking time at Lidl.
Karen Grant, 50, spent almost £200 at the budget supermarket but received a parking charge notice in the post a few weeks later, Liverpool Echo reports.
Ms Grant, of the Wirral, described the fine as 'unfair' in a post on neighbourhood social media site, Nextdoor, but said she would pay it as she did not want the 'ongoing demands and stress'.
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Writing about the incident, which happened at a Lidl in Bromborough, Ms Grant said: "Ridiculous Lidl Parking Fines. For all Bromborough residents who shop at the new Lidl to be aware of (and possibly further afield).
"A few weeks ago I did my weekly shop at the new Lidl in Bromborough, I spent £194.05 and spent 1 hr 41 minutes doing so.
"The parking limit is apparently 1hr 30 and I've had a parking charge notice of £90... I won't be going back! #LidlUK#unfair customer service"
Many sympathised with her position and raised issues around the time limit.
One said: "Absolutely appalling. I’m so angry for you."
Another said: "How long were the queues?"
And a third added: "Thanks for the heads up! I certainly won't be parking there now."
A spokesperson for Lidl GB said: "Our car park management systems are in place to help ensure availability of parking spaces for our customers, and it’s therefore disappointing when we learn that a genuine customer has received a fine.
"In the extremely unfortunate event that a customer believes they have wrongfully received a parking charge, we would encourage them to get in touch with ParkingEye directly via the appeals process and explain their situation.
"Charges can be investigated and if necessary, cancelled, as swiftly as possible."
