A Newcastle foodbank which feared it may have to close its doors after receiving more than £4,000 in parking fines has said it's a "massive, massive relief" after the company which manages the car park agreed to cancel 14 penalty charge notices (PCNs).
Kenton Foodbank received multiple parking tickets from two private parking companies, DCBL and Civil Enforcement Limited, over a two-year period. As did several volunteers, with some even being issued with county court judgements (CCJs) - along with the foodbank.
Had the foodbank been forced to pay the fines, founder Loree Moran-Wilson fears that it would have had to close, which would have meant "letting down" the 500+ families who use the foodbank. They would have had to travel outside of the area, with the next closest foodbank located in Westerhope.
