mother of two’s fury after being handed ‘ridiculous’ £100 parking fine

Lisa Henderson was handed a fine at a National Car Parks branch after parking slightly outside of the parking bay box (Picture: Lisa Henderson / SWNS)

A mother-of-two has expressed her outrage after being handed a £100 fine for parking her car just two inches over a white line.

Lisa Henderson,56,lashed out at the ‘ridiculous’ parking charge notice (PCN) issued by National Car Parks (NCP) in Newark,Nottinghamshire,on August 9 this year.

The coffee shop worker,who drives a green Mini,paid £1.95 for an hour but left after just 30 minutes to drive home – she did not foresee the problems that followed.  

She was slapped with a £100 fine in a NCP letter,which included photos of her car’s front tyre ever so slightly crossing a parking bay’s painted white line.

‘I work hard. I’m on minimum wage,and I just couldn’t bring myself to pay it,’ Lisa,who was left stunned by the decision,said. ‘When I first received the letter I thought it was a joke.

In the aftermath of Lisa’s frustration,NCP has apologised but maintained the fine was issued correctly due to the vehicle being in breach of its parking Terms and Conditions.

Michelle McCarthy,NCP spokesperson,said:  ‘We do have to be careful with cars being parked over designated bay lines as this can really impact other customers parking in our car parks.

‘[H]aving looked at the image,we agree to cancel this parking charge with immediate effect and offer our sincere apologies,’ she added.