#Parking
Parking Wars: The Empire Strikes Fine
#Parking
Parking Wars: The Empire Strikes Fine
Local councils and parking enforcement go together like traffic wardens and bad attitudes. One minute, you're pulling into a space outside your favorite café, and the next, a mysterious figure in a high-vis vest materializes out of thin air, slapping a ticket on your windshield with the smug precision of a ninja. Meanwhile, the council insists that the 17 confusing signs, contradictory road markings, and the fact that the pay-and-display machine only takes ancient Roman coins are all part of their "streamlined" parking system. And if you dare to challenge a fine? Congratulations! You’ve just entered a bureaucratic labyrinth so complex that even a seasoned lawyer would rather pay the £60 and move on with their life.
Motorist Wins Two-Year Fight Against 'Greedy' Parking Firm Over £3.20 Fine
- Thursday, 24 April 2025
Angela Haley, 64, was fined £200 by Excel Parking for allegedly parking without payment in a Derby car park. However, Haley claimed that she followed the guidelines and paid over the phone after initially experiencing issues with the machine. Despite providing proof, including confirmation texts, phone calls to the company, and a bank statement showing the payment, Excel Parking denied her appeal. Haley continued to fight against the fine through the Independent Appeals Service (IAS) and eventually won, with the reason for the fine revealed as not paying within a five-minute window.
