{"id":164382,"date":"2022-09-27T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T10:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=164382"},"modified":"2022-09-27T10:06:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T10:06:14","slug":"parking-wardens-are-slapping-drivers-with-100-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/parking-wardens-are-slapping-drivers-with-100-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking wardens are slapping drivers with \u00a3100 charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A little out of line! Overzealous parking wardens are hitting drivers with \u00a3100 fines for leaving cars over-hanging spaces by just inches at retail park<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Julian Griffiths, 59, parked his Renault Clio at Parc Tawe Retail Park in Swansea<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The civil servant was there buying knee-supports for his son at SportsDirect<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He received a \u00a3100 fine from Eternity Fire and Security Ltd two weeks later<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It comes less than week after Craig Court was also fined in the same car park<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overzealous parking wardens have been slapping drivers with \u00a3100 charges for leaving cars over-hanging the white lines\u00a0by just inches at a retail park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Julian Griffiths, 59,\u00a0parked his\u00a0Renault Clio at\u00a0Parc Tawe Retail Park in Swansea for 10 minutes to buy\u00a0knee-supports for his son at\u00a0SportsDirect.<\/p>\n<p>The civil servant received a \u00a3100 fine from\u00a0Eternity Fire and Security Ltd\u00a0two weeks later saying he\u00a0had breached parking rules\u00a0by 7cm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I thought, &#8220;Bloody hell \u2014 they&#8217;re having a laugh&#8221;.\u00a0Never realised it had to be perfectly square and perfectly within the confines of the bay,&#8217; Mr Griffiths told The Sun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/09\/27\/09\/62835753-11253641-image-m-4_1664266944083.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/09\/27\/09\/62835751-11253641-image-a-5_1664266948757.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Father-of-two Craig Court, from North Hill, was slapped with a \u00a3100 fine for not parking within the bay markings at the car park<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/09\/27\/09\/62835755-11253641-The_civil_servant_received_a_100_fine_from_Eternity_Fire_and_Sec-a-1_1664267657826.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The civil servant received a \u00a3100 fine from Eternity Fire and Security Ltd two weeks later saying he had breached parking rules by 7cm. Pictured:\u00a0Parc Tawe Retail Park in Swansea<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I would understand if it was halfway in one bay and half across another bay, but they are penalising me for wonky parking \u2014 it&#8217;s mad.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;It&#8217;s clearly another example of car parking companies abusing their position to generate income.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It comes less than week after father-of-two\u00a0Craig Court, from North Hill, was also slapped with a\u00a0\u00a3100 fine for not parking within the bay markings at the same car park.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Court\u00a0parked at the notorious retail park\u00a0on September 6 to enjoy\u00a0the Ninja Warrior Adventure Park with his children but received a letter a week later.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, alongside two photos, said his\u00a0Ford Focus was &#8216;not parked correctly within the markings of a bay or space&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>He told WalesOnline: &#8216;I was considering appealing as my wheels are not fully out of the lines &#8211; some people have given some good advice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the end of the day, I was only taking my kids to Ninja Warrior &#8211; so using their facilities [the Parc Tawe carpark] &#8211; now [I] feel penalised for it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have paid as I don&#8217;t feel an appeal would help in any way, just drag the situation out further.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have never been fined there before, I am usually quite strict in where I park and how I park. 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