Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill parking fine: rules, free time and how to appeal

Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill is a shopping centre car park serving Market Place Shopping Centre and Waitrose in Burgess Hill, on Market Place / The Martlets (RH15 9NP). Parking here is managed by Bank Park Management, a private operator and member of the International Parking Community (IPC), so a ticket from this car park is a private Parking Charge Notice, not a council fine.

Bank Park Management enforces the rules at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill using number-plate recognition (ANPR) cameras that log the time you drive in and out. If you got a charge here it will usually have arrived by post, addressed to the registered keeper, and the times on it are camera times, not the time you parked.

The rules at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill

There is no free period at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill: you pay from the moment you arrive.

The tariff we recorded is: Pay from arrival (about £1.10 for the first hour, per the Waitrose sign); Waitrose refunds the first hour's fee in store when you spend £15. Because the cameras match payments to your registration, the registration you enter has to match your vehicle exactly.

The car park serving the Market Place Shopping Centre and Waitrose in Burgess Hill is pay-to-park, which surprises drivers who expect supermarket parking to be free. Signs next to Waitrose say spending £15 gets the first hour's fee refunded in store, so keep the receipt and the parking payment. Bank Park issues camera-based charges for unpaid stays as short as about 20 minutes. It belongs to the IPC, so a rejected appeal goes to the IAS, and unpaid cases have reached court through DCB Legal. Forum posters found the landowner unhelpful, so focus on checking notice dates; one late-delivered notice was challenged on those grounds.

How to appeal a charge at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill

1. Don't ignore it. Note the date on the notice: you normally have 28 days to appeal to Bank Park Management, and 14 days to pay at the reduced rate if you decide to pay.
2. Gather evidence: photos of the signs and where you parked at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill, receipts, payment records, and anything that explains why you stayed longer.
3. Appeal to Bank Park Management in writing. Keep to the facts and keep a copy. If you were not driving, you don't have to say who was.
4. If Bank Park Management rejects your appeal, it must give you a code to appeal to IAS, the independent appeals service for IPC members. A standard IAS appeal is free if made within 21 days of the rejection.

If you visited several shops at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill

The time limit at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill applies to your whole visit, not each shop. Receipts from more than one store help show you were a genuine customer and roughly when you arrived and left.

Retailers at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill can usually ask the site's management to cancel a charge for a customer. It's worth asking the store where you spent the most.

Common reasons charges here get cancelled

• You paid, but something went wrongPaying with a typo in your registration, or when the payment system failed, is covered by the codes. Send your payment record; a minor keying error should lead to cancellation.
• Reported at this car parkShoppers assuming the supermarket car park is free
• Reported at this car parkShort unpaid stays (around 20 minutes) charged at £100
• Reported at this car parkLate notices to keeper
• Signs you couldn't reasonably seeThe terms are a contract formed by the signs at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill. If the entrance sign was missing, hidden or unreadable, photograph it from the driver's position; the codes set rules for size, placement and wording.

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Questions about parking at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill

How long can you park at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill?

We didn't find a published maximum stay. The terms we recorded: Pay from arrival (about £1.10 for the first hour, per the Waitrose sign); Waitrose refunds the first hour's fee in store when you spend £15.

Who runs Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill car park?

Bank Park Management manages the parking for Market Place Shopping Centre and Waitrose. It's a member of the IPC, so appeals go to Bank Park Management first and then to IAS.

Is Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill car park free?

No. The tariff is: Pay from arrival (about £1.10 for the first hour, per the Waitrose sign); Waitrose refunds the first hour's fee in store when you spend £15.

Can I appeal a Bank Park Management charge at Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill?

Yes. Appeal to Bank Park Management within 28 days, with evidence. If it's rejected you can go to IAS for free. Paying doesn't stop you appealing first, but the reduced rate usually only applies in the first 14 days.

Does Market Place Shopping Centre car park, Burgess Hill have parking cameras?

Yes, Bank Park Management uses ANPR cameras here. They record your registration and the time you enter and leave, and charges are posted to the registered keeper.

Last checked on 31 October 2026, from recent driver reports, cross-checked (ftla.uk threads Dec 2025 (Bank Park; IPC/IAS) and Mar 2026 (Bank Park court claim); MSE thread Sep 2025 (Waitrose sign terms)). Signs and rules change, so the signs on the day are what count. Spotted something different? Report a change.