Helen Caswell pictured with her parking fine letter
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A woman was hit with a £60 charge for stopping in her car near a hospital for a few seconds - which was then more than doubled amid confusion around whether she had paid.
Helen Caswell, 59, of Swannington, initially received a letter to pay £60 after dropping off her sister for an appointment at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) on March 3.
Having accepted the penalty charge, Ms Caswell subsequently received an enforcement notification from TNC Group Services to say she had not paid the fine, and therefore owed £160.
She is adamant she paid the initial £60 notice, but the company behind the charge has no record of receiving it.
That comes following criticism from Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Norfolk Rivers Trust and the Norfolk branch of the Campaign To Protect Rural England over the road s impact on wildlife. The council s claim that mitigation would mean a net gain for biodiversity has been questioned.
Concerns have been raised about the road s impact on barbastelle bats.
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The cabinet papers which will go before councillors acknowledge those concerns, but the council says it is continuing its own bat surveys.
The council also claims the road will lead to a reduction in more than 450,000 equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide over 60 years - based on projections for future uptake of electric vehicles.
Helen Caswell pictured with her parking fine letter
- Credit: Submitted
A woman was hit with a £60 charge for stopping in her car near a hospital for a few seconds - which was then more than doubled amid confusion around whether she had paid.
Helen Caswell, 59, of Swannington, initially received a letter to pay £60 after dropping off her sister for an appointment at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) on March 3.
Having accepted the penalty charge, Ms Caswell subsequently received an enforcement notification from TNC Group Services to say she had not paid the fine, and therefore owed £160.
She is adamant she paid the initial £60 notice, but the company behind the charge has no record of receiving it.