My car gets ticketed every morning but I can't park anywhere else - city makes thousands in fees & I can't get a permit
A WOMAN was left furious after being slapped with a £100 parking fine despite the ticket machine not working.at 2.20pm on June 21 only to find that the meter she usually uses to pay was out of service.Irene decided to call the helpline number listed on the meter to report that it was broken.
"I didn't know what to do, so I decided to cut my losses and pay the fine. I owed £100, and had to pay through an automated phone number. It said at the end that if I wanted a text receipt, it would cost 10p extra.I picked up mouldy £500 caravan -now I've transformed it using Matalan bargains She added: "What about elderly people who don't have mobile data or the app? I took all the reasonableA spokesperson for Excel Parking Services Ltd said: "It is a matter of speculation as to why Ms Jordan was not able to speak to one of our helpline operators to report the difficulties she was experiencing in purchasing the parking tariff.
You may still face a fine for not having a parking ticket if the machine is broken, but you should be able to appeal the decision.
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