A shopper has been fined after charging his electric car in a Lidl car park. Max Wilkinson has put Mini Countryman on charge while shopping in the supermarket and then went home, returning to get his car two hours later.
A week later, Mr Wilkinson got a letter saying he had been issued a fine of £90 (which will be reduced by half if paid quickly). Signs in the car park in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, say customers can only park for 90 minutes, including at the EV charging points, and Mr Wilkinson hadn't realised.
Gloucestershire Live reports that Mr Wilkinson, who is a local politician, wants others to be aware of the risk of being fined. He has has paid the fine and doesn’t dispute it, but thinks it doesn’t quite make sense to restrict car charging to 90 minutes as well.
