A woman has been left frustrated after she was fined for using a car park where the ticket machine was not working. Mum Helen Bailey, 44, of Doncaster, went to Nottingham's Christmas Market on Friday, December 2, but received a fine after parking at Halifax Place Car Park despite the ticket machine being out of order.
Drivers have previously reported issues with parking fines at the car park, located near the Lace Market off Pilcher Gate, with issues appearing to have been ongoing for at least a year. As two drivers spoke to Nottinghamshire Live in January 2022 as they appealed their fines.
Helen explained that there were several other cars already in the car park when she arrived at around 8.30pm. But she said: "When we came back every single car had a ticket on.