Parking stories in the News/media

Coupon-mad

I won't repeat the mud-slinging but this but is why the Government MUST be told "£170 isn't fine":

National Parking Enforcement manages several car parks and roadside parking across the county and have come in for criticism in the past for their heavy-handedness.
Perhaps its most controversial site is Earlham House.

Complaints about the car park stretch back many years, with drivers and shopkeepers saying the fines are for minor infringements, describing the terms and conditions of the car park as harsh and unfair.

Among those to be caught out was a pensioner handed a £170 fine last year for pulling into the car park for just over a minute.

The 81-year-old entered the car park and, as there were no available spaces, wound his window down and asked a passer-by to post a letter for him before exiting.

Another notorious spot is Rosalind Franklin Way, near the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.

In 2021, a man was fined £60 by the company for taking 16 seconds to drop his NHS worker partner off on the road. He lost his appeal over the charge.

Another man received a £100 parking fine for pulling over on the same road for 26 seconds while having a sneezing fit.

Patients have also been caught out, with one man stopping on the road for just 36 seconds to pick his wife up and being hit with a £60 charge. His appeal was rejected and the charge was bumped up to £100.

Nellymoser

Dublin Airport forced to apologise after the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) helpline received complaints about the Airport's 'flash sales' parking promotion.

Motorists complained they found the parking cost increased during the 'sale' then reverted back to the lower price when the promotion ended.

Examples received by the CCPC included:
• On 9 March, the price for 10 days parking was €83, this rose to €110 in the sale. When the sale ended, the price reverted to €83.

•A five-day stay during the sale cost €60, cost was €56 after the sale ended and a 12-day stay priced at €94 during the sale was €80 15 days prior to the sale.

Having been alerted to potential breaches of consumer protection laws by the CCPC Dublin Airport say they are committed to refunding the entire cost of motorist's booking, along with an additional discount to use on their next car park booking.

Over 4,000 were overcharged in the 'flash sales'.

Dublin Airport's investigation identified the cause of the error but it wasn't revealed in the article.

https://www.mayonews.ie/news/national-news/1890796/dublin-airport-forced-to-issue-apology-for-overcharging-thousands-of-car-park-customers.html