I’m a pensioner – I would rather go to jail than pay an unfair £100 parking fine
A PENSIONER claims he would rather go to jail than pay an unfair £100 parking fine.
Jamie Jamieson, 75, went to Hull on Thursday, April 6, for a scan at Hull Royal Infirmary to find out if he has Parkinson’s disease.
But he couldn’t find a parking spot at the hospital’s main entrance, so he drove around to the Fountain Street Car Park nearby.
Jamie says he parked his car there – and paid £4 in cash for two hours by using one of the payment machines.
However, on Tuesday, April 25, he received a parking fine of £100 -which he is not willing to pay.
Jamie told Hull Live: “I would honestly go to jail on a matter of principle because I won’t be paying this full stop, and I’m very adamant.
“I’ve done 25 years in the Royal Navy, 25 years in GCHQ. I’m not going to pay a £100 fine for the sake of it. It’s absolutely crazy.
“At first, I thought it was a scam, and I think it’s appalling. Other people should be warned, and I think it should be challenged in general.”
The man from Scarborough claims that his appointment was at 10am and paid for his parking at around 9.30 as he arrived early.
Unfortunately, Jamie has no longer the ticket to prove that he paid for the parking.
The notice from Bank Park – which manages Fountain Street Car Park, stated the fine would be reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days.
He added: “And who is going to keep a ticket for three weeks? It made me feel like I’ve been scammed. It made me feel like people were sending me a bill without properly looking at all the evidence that supported my case.”
Jamie received the parking fine three weeks after he had visited the hospital, and the letter is dated April 17 but says he only received it on April 25.
He found this strange and contacted the parking firm by email on April 26, but has not yet received a response.
Bank Park has been contacted for a comment.
This comes after a disabled woman was left stunned after she received a £50 fine for parking in a city parking space.
Plus, a woman was slapped with a parking fine even though the yellow line was faded.