A mum who racked up dozens fines while visiting her son in hospital says it’s 'disgusting' that a handful of £8 fees have risen to over £1,000. Carly Caldwell, aged 43, has already paid around £700 on Clean Air Zone fines, but bailiffs threatened to take her car if she doesn’t foot the £1,027 bill still owed to a council.
Ms Caldwell accumulated the fines when her teenage son was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in July 2021 and placed in a mental health facility. After being discharged in February 2022, he was sectioned again.
Driving to and from the care facilities meant Ms Caldwell was regularly passing through the Clean Air Zone. She acknowledges the fees should have been paid at the time but argues the situation could have been handled with a lot more compassion, Birmingham Live has reported.
