A tourist has been hit with an £80 fine after he paid for three hours parking but was only given a parking ticket valid for seven minutes. Doug Forbes, who is from Coventry, says he has appealed the ticket but it was rejected by Gloucester City Council.
He was visiting the city's Quays and parked at the Southgate Moorings car park - paying £2.50 for his space. This should have allowed him three hours in the area.
But on his return, around an hour and a half later, he found he had been issued with a charge notice, reports Gloucestershire Live. Mr Forbes said: “We looked at the sign and put the money in.
