Review of PureGym UK - London Charlton


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Beware of parking fines

Beware of parking fines, PureGym Charlton advertise 'free parking' for up to 4 hours but I went and stayed for over 90 mins (I was shocked I stayed that long) got a lovely fine in the post a week later. I investigated it a bit further and found that I was stupid enough to go on a match day... unbeknown to me as I don't follow Charlton as a rule, didn't check if they were home that day, Pure Gym, where are your signs to say 'EXPECT A PARKING FINE IF YOU WORK OUT FOR MORE THAN 90 MINUTES ON A MATCH DAY'

12 November 2024
Unprompted review

Reply from PureGym UK

Hi Lyn - Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, we always appreciate and take on board member feedback. We are sorry to hear that you received a parking fine whilst using the gym. The car park is operated by a third party company in which we do not have any affiliation with. Therefore, we are unfortunately unable to cancel such tickets.

Information regarding parking is available on the home page of any PureGym which offers parking. The correct parking procedures must be followed, to avoid a parking ticket. We would always advise that you appeal the fine and explain the circumstances.

If you get in touch with Member Services, we can also provide you with an appeal document which will be an official letter from PureGym Head Office, stating that you are a member of PureGym and your attendance log for the date in question, will also be provided as proof to show you were in the gym.

If your appeal is rejected, we would suggest submitting a case with POPLA. POPLA are an independent appeals process which works with the Ombudsman Service. They investigate whether this fine was issued correctly in accordance with the terms and condition of the car park; whilst reviewing evidence provided in the appeal.

On the rejection notice, there should be a 10-digit verification code, and you will then be able to submit an appeal with POPLA via their website: http://www.popla.co.uk/poplaappealprocess. Although we cannot guarantee they will cancel the fine, we do hope for a positive outcome. Thanks, PureGym.