'It's outrageous' – I was given unfair £100 fine for 'overstaying' in 'gridlocked' car park, but there was no way out | 0UDA2II | 2024-02-29 12:08:01
Natalie Minker, was slapped with a penalty charge after allegedly getting cau
A MUM has lashed out at an unfair £100 parking advantageous after claiming she was trapped in a carpark by "obscene" visitors.
Natalie Minker, was slapped with a penalty charge after allegedly getting caught in "gridlocked" jams when making an attempt to go away a purchasing centre automotive park.
Natalie, 39, had taken a visit together with her two younger daughters, eight-year-old Verity and four-year-old Edith, to purchase a automotive seat at their native retail park in Kidderminster, Worcestershire in December 2023.
The location's car park permits drivers to stay for 3 hours without having to pay.
Natalie claims that the family arrived at 11.22am and returned from the outlets at 11.50am, only to be confronted by "nose-to-tail" queues, leaving them unable to go away.
Utterly stuck, Natalie says she decided to walk house and decide up some lunch for the youngsters, returning at 1.30pm to seek out the queues still motionless.
They ultimately managed to seek out away out, but the secondary school instructor was surprised to obtain a positive from parking company G24, informing her that she had "overstayed" within the automotive park by 12 minutes.
She stated: "I'm not going to lie, this entire state of affairs is simply inflicting me stress that I might do with out.
"Nevertheless, I can't convey myself to climb down off this specific hill I have chosen to die on.
"It is outrageous that these massive corporations can act in this means, and somebody must take a stand.
"The wonderful is just for £100, and consider me, if I had genuinely overstayed due to my very own actions, I might not hesitate to pay it.
"This isn't concerning the money. It never has been. That is about equity."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Natalie claimed that she appealed the fantastic, however that her software was rejected and only a "generic response" given in return.
A second attraction was, in accordance with her, subsequently rejected on the idea that she didn't name the corporate's helpline (which is displayed on the automotive park's indicators) on the day, though she insists she was not aware of the number.
G24 did not respond to a request for comment.
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