Sir.
For the last few weeks, I have been taking my two year old son to nursery using the shuttle service that my workplace provides. There is a stop just opposite your pub. It is a short walk from our house, situated in The Glebe, in the mornings. However, in the evening, my wife picks me up from the pub parking lot because the side-walks can be very slippery at this time of year and are generally poorly lit. She has been in the habit of parking in your car park for generally no longer than 10 minutes while she waits for the shuttle bus to arrive (unfortunately, the shuttle schedule tends to be a bit chaotic, hence the longer-than-expected wait).
At no time during those recent weeks has your car park ever had more than a handful of cars in it, including ours. Considering that your lot can reasonably handle several times than number of cars, we never considered this to be a problem. However, last night, you or one of your staff came up to the car while my wife was waiting and informed her that yours was a private car park and that she should not park there to wait for us in the future.
While you are entirely within your rights, I believe that this shows a stinginess of spirit that is not appealing for our continued custom. It’s not like your business is exactly booming and heaving at that time of night, and it doesn’t cost you anything to let my wife wait 10 minutes in a near-empty car park. If anything, it might give the impression that there are actually people frequenting your pub.
In any case, you will be happy to note that we will refrain from using your car park and we will also refrain from using your pub, in general. My wife will park in a lay-by further up the road. You can take your precious parking and shove it far, far up where the sun doesn’t shine.
Have a nice day,
Rc