A Professor has been slapped with a fine after failing to pay to park in a disabled bay during a visit to Spanish City, in Whitley Bay.
Philip Hodgson visited Trenchers restaurant with his 84-year-old stepmother, who suffers from Parkinson's, and his 87-year-old father, who has a degenerative eye disease. The 57-year-old used his stepmother's Blue Badge so he could park in a disabled bay in the car park next to the entrance.
Philip, who is a professor in Criminology, said he did not believe he needed to pay to use the disabled bay in the car park on June 3 as they are usually free. Two weeks after tucking into a meal at the fish and chip restaurant, he said he received a £60 parking fine from HX Car Park Management Ltd, which operates the car park. If he does not pay the fee, the parking ticket will increase to £120.
