A driver who was hit with a £100 parking charge when he needed to stop after being sick, has joined others to warn against accidentally entering privately-owned land.
Dave Knight is one of many people who have been charged for entering a car park run by operator UKPS in Broad Oak Drive, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire.
The 50-year-old said signs warning of the charge were too small to read on the approach to the site and he argued there was no leeway time to exit upon realising it was permit-only. UKPS said in a statement the signage complied with parking industry regulations and a manual check of CCTV is carried out before issuing any parking charge. Mr Knight, who received the charge in 2023, told the BBC he had undergone stomach surgery a few weeks prior to the incident and had been told by doctors that complications such as acid reflux or vomiting could have serious consequences.
He said his subsequent appeal was rejected on the grounds his brother had left the vehicle to fetch him water to alleviate his sickness, meaning he was deemed to have "parked" there. (BBC)
