For those who wish to visit the McDonald's fast food restaurant located at Vilnius Pilaitės Ave. 18 in a restaurant Inattentive customers may have to pay a fine for illegal parking in the nearby Unipark lot. In addition, please note that there is a parking lot nearby. restaurant The parking lot in the area is charged as much as 10 euros per hour. This has outraged some Vilnius residents on social media, who do not understand why such strict rules are applied at this restaurant.
However, representatives of Unipark and McDonald's say that such measures have to be taken in order to control the flow of vehicles arriving at the parking lot and to ensure that there are enough seats for all restaurant customers.
"McDonald's" restaurant located at 18 Pilaitės Ave., Vilnius parking lots The rules have greatly angered some customers who wanted to eat here, who are warning customers coming here to remain vigilant, as otherwise they may have to pay a hefty fine.
This can happen if you arrive at this restaurant by car and park in the Unipark parking lot located next to the restaurant, but forget to register your car number.
Vilnius residents, who started sharing this on Facebook, soon noticed that drivers who forget to register their license plates face a fine of as much as 30 euros.
"Attention to Pilaitė and surrounding residents - be vigilant when entering the Unipark parking lot. Upon entering Pilaitė McDonald's, you must register your license plate number in order to eat there - failure to do so will result in a fine of 30 euros (tv3.lt)," warns one Vilnius resident on social media.
According to some residents, a fine of this size is "absurd."
In addition, more observant residents have also noticed that the Unipark app indicates that parking in this lot can cost as much as 1 euros per hour (10 hour is free for restaurant customers). This makes this Unipark lot almost one of the most expensive in the entire capital.
Aims to ensure that there are enough seats for all customers
According to Laurynas Globis, Marketing Manager of Unipark, this McDonald's parking lot offers restaurant visitors the opportunity to park their car for free for 1 hour after registering their car number at the terminal located inside the restaurant.
"Since this lot is intended for visitors to the McDonald's fast food restaurant, such free parking time is sufficient, considering the nature of the restaurant. The duration and price of free parking were agreed with the restaurant representatives to ensure that the lot is used only by restaurant customers," explains L. Globys.
However, L. Globys adds that if you forget to register your car's license plates or exceed the free parking time limit, you may be charged an increased fee. According to him, this is to ensure that there are enough parking spaces for all customers who want to visit the restaurant.
"Given that the lot is small, we want to ensure that there are enough spaces for all visitors - this is controlled by the lot's pricing, rules, and procedures," explains a Unipark representative, explaining the high parking price in this lot.
McDonald's CEO in the Baltics Vladimir Janevskis notes that this McDonald's located at Piltaitės ave. 18 restaurant is characterized by the fact that this part of the capital has heavy traffic throughout the day.
"The nearby parking spaces are extremely important for the smooth operation of our restaurant. In order to solve the problems arising from vehicles parked in the lot for a long time, limiting the spaces for McDonald's visitors, we cooperated with the parking lot management company UAB "STOVA". It is responsible for the maintenance of the lot and the organization of parking activities," says V. Janevskis.
L. Globys also reminds that all information, including parking rules, is provided on the road signs installed in the parking lot and inside the restaurant.
"Road signs are installed in the lot, parking rules are posted, and information is also provided on the restaurant door and near the terminal. We ask drivers to be careful and pay attention to road signs and rules, as is customary on the road," says a Unipark representative.
Author: TV3.lt
