Dad slapped with £100 fine after parking outside B&Q store for 21 minutes

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A dad was slapped with a £100 fine after parking outside a B&Q store for 21 minutes.Michael Guy told how he parked beside the DIY store between 6.37am to 6.58am on February 20 and was later shocked to be hit with the levy.The 31-year-old Uber driver, who was working at the time, was fined for parking overnight.Michael said it was his “natural instinct” to go in a car park as he “doesn’t want to park on a dark road” with his engine running.He said the fine from Smart Parking didn’t arrive at the address where the car is registered until March 27, and he didn’t see it personally until two days later.The date of issue on the letter was March 8.Michael claimed this lost him the chance to pay the discount price of £60 as it went over the 14-day threshold.

He had parked by the Edge Lane Shopping Park in Liverpool.Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, he said: “It doesn’t give a postcode, it doesn’t give an address, it just gives the name of the car park.

So when you Google it, it comes up as the new Edge Lane Shopping Park.“My guess is, as I tend to go to the B&Q in the corner, so that must be classed as Edge Lane Shopping Park car park too.

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