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Private parking companies threaten NHS patients over small hospital car park fines

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Private parking firms are threatening vulnerable NHS patients with bailiffs over minor hospital car park fines, with one hounding pensioner over 50p penalty David Sampson, 69, parked at Coventry and Warwickshire Trust in Aug 2018  The Parking Eye machine broke so he overstayed by accident and fined £140  Since then he has had six or … Read more

Parking app offers FREE spaces close to polling stations for general election

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With parts of Britain already being battered by heavy rain and storms, concerns have grown that some people will struggle to make it to polling stations to cast their vote in today’s general election. However, a dedicated parking app is offering a one-day-only deal to let voters park for free in spaces close to voting … Read more

Rogue private parking firms to have to give drivers a 10-minute grace period

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Crackdown on clock-watching private parking firms: Rogue companies could be forced to give a 10-minute grace period to drivers before hitting them with charges of up to £100 Rules demanding a 10-minute grace period to be part of a new Code of Practice This is designed to cut the unscrupulous practices of private parking firms … Read more

There are already 30 Blue Badge holders per disabled parking bay in England

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Changes to the Blue Badge scheme introduced on Friday (20 August) will allow people with hidden disabilities such as mental health conditions, dementia and Crohn’s Disease to receive permits to park in disabled parking spaces. What has been described as the biggest change to the scheme since it launched in 1970 will see the benefit … Read more