A company which has been slated for the way it runs a car park in Liscard town centre has been accused of “outrageous hypocrisy”.
Smart Parking took over the operation of the Wirral town’s Cherry Tree Shopping Centre car park last summer, something which has generated huge controversy with dozens taking to social media to complain about fines they have been given. Last October, it emerged the operator does not have planning permission for the cameras and signs it is using to manage the Liscard car park, something the firm is seeking to address by applying for retrospective planning permission.
But Cllr Janette Williamson, leader of Wirral Council, launched an attack on the company, saying it is hypocritical for it to be breaking the rules while punishing others for not following the rules it has put in place to the letter. A petition set up by Cllr Williamson and her two Labour ward colleagues calling on the local authority to block the firm’s planning application has been signed by more than 400 people at the time of writing.
