A taxi driver was hit with a parking fine while delivering emergency bloods to Manchester Royal Infirmary - and had his appeal rejected. Gary, who didn't want his surname published, is self-employed, but works part-time for a firm he says regularly works in partnership with the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to help deliver emergency bloods and x-rays.
Attending MRI to deliver bloods on April 8, he says he parked next to an ambulance before taking supplies inside. He returned minutes later to see a fixed penalty notice on his windscreen. Gary said there was a sign inside his vehicle saying what he was there for - and who he was working for.
"The taxi firm I work for has a contract with the NHS so we can help deliver bloods, x-rays, respond to 111 calls and also take patients to dialysis meetings," Gary, from Liverpool said.
