A pensioner has been hit with a £170 found despite putting her £1 into a car park when she went shopping at Iceland. Mary Jones, 72, did not get a ticket from the machine - but it also did not reject her coin, and she says staff at Iceland told her that if she had paid she would not be fined.
Mary said that after doing her shopping for 40 minutes, she returned to the car and drove home - only to get a letter from Excel Parking with a fine of £100. She said: “I got hold of them on the telephone and explained what had happened. All I received in reply was them saying it was not down to Iceland to say I could park there. I also explained that if they checked the money that had gone into the machine, it would not tally by at least a pound with mine had gone in. The proof was there if they work their accounts correctly."
Mrs Jones appealed the decision, but the claim was rejected, reports DevonLive. Excel Parking wrote: “We are unable to accept your appeal. The signs at the car park make it clear that a valid ticket must be purchased for all vehicles which park or enter the park, giving clear notice that the land is private property and that a charge of £100 will be levied if vehicles park outside the terms and conditions displayed.
