17-05-2025
Hundreds of cars hit by ‘parking tickets' in Scots city but there's a twist
The restaurant boss revealed the scheme has been a great success
IT'S FINE FUN Hundreds of cars hit by 'parking tickets' in Scots city but there's a twist
A RESTAURATEUR has pranked customers with a hilarious marketing stunt - but people are divided.
Hassan Qasim, 24, slapped fake parking tickets on cars in Glasgow's south side, with details of his new Turkish fusion restaurant.
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A restaurant boss has left locals divided with his parking ticket marketing stunt
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The Vault in Giffnock opened eight weeks ago and serves Turkish food
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The reverse side provides details about the dishes on offer and a picture
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The former accounts student was forced to think outside the box after admitting his advertising budget for The Vault in Giffnock was low.
The business owner told us: "Fliers are the cheapest way to do it but they can be boring and everyone does it.
"There's been a huge increase in people getting tickets in the southside recently with the pavement ban so I jumped on that.
"I printed off 6,000 fake parking tickets which contains information about the restaurant - we've already worked through 1,000 of them.
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"Myself and my sister have been out every night sticking the tickets on cars in the area - she thought it was a great idea too.
"We generally head out after 10pm when no one is around and they discover it on their car in the morning."
Hassan's Turkish restaurant offers a selection of mouthwatering meats, tasty breads and lip-smacking sides.
And the parking ticket prank has been a success with the restaurant securing increased bookings and positive social media publicity.
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The yellow flyer reads: "It is a criminal offence for any person to not book a table at the vault in Giffnock."
On the back is a menu for the new eating spot including pictures of the grub.
However the stunt has left a handful of punters upset with some rushing online to blast the business.
Hassan laughed: "The reaction has been 50/50, some people think it's a bit of a laugh, but others didn't see the funny side.
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"It's been a success, we've secured a few bookings for the weekend from people who have found our fake parking tickets.
"There have also been lots of people talking about it on Facebook, so this also helps to riase our profile.
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Student-turned-restaurateur Hassan Qasim pictured with the flyer
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"We ended up getting 12 one-star reviews on Google because of it but thankfully they've been taken down now."
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The Vault is located on Fenwick Road and offers bring your own bottle with no corkage charge.
