Published:
12:20 PM May 14, 2021
Updated:
5:25 PM May 14, 2021
Richard Fleming stopped to clean his windscreen on a deserted road at the N&N, later receiving a £60 fine for doing so
- Credit: Richard Fleming/ NPE
An 81-year-old disabled former police officer has criticised the relentlessness of National Parking Enforcement (NPE) after he was fined £60 for stopping to clean his windscreen following a hospital appointment.
Richard Fleming, from Sprowston, left his appointment at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital around 4.30pm on April 29. He then went for a drive around the hospital grounds with his partner to see how things had changed in the year since his last visit.
Published:
6:00 AM April 9, 2021
Updated:
7:55 AM April 9, 2021
James Robinson, 46, was fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his partner off at the N&N hospital
- Credit: James Robinson/ NPE
A man fined £60 for taking 16 seconds to drop his NHS worker partner off at the hospital has called the charge a stealth tax on care workers .
James Robinson, 46 and from Norwich, pulled over on Rosalind Franklin Road near the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for 16 seconds on March 17 while his partner, a healthcare assistant, quickly jumped out to attend her NHS training course.
Mr Robinson, who lost his appeal over the charge, said they decided he would drop her off to save money on parking, with a day s parking at the hospital costing £12.