‘I was charged £3 for parking at Princes Quay for…

A motorist who parked in Hull’s Princes Quay shopping centre car park for just 17 minutes says he was charged £3 for the stay. Andy Ward took to Facebook to vent his anger at the “disgraceful” fee he was asked to pay. He said: “£3 to park in Princes Quay for 17 minutes! That’s disgraceful”, adding two angry face emojis. He posted a picture on the Hull Traffic and Travel page showing his start time of 1.05pm and latest departure time of 1.21pm. The duration of his stay was noted as 17 minutes and amount due, £3. Read more:’I’ve been stuck in Kingswood car park for over an hour’ as people rush for last minute shopping June Pawson Milner commented: “That is daylight robbery, hope they go bust” while Carla Hamlyn said: “I always use St Stephen’s because of this.” Georgia Louise had had a similar experience. She said: “Went in for about 3 minutes the other day and it was £3 too.” Andy Ward took a picture of the Princes Quay car park payment screen before venting his disgust on Facebook (Image: Andy Ward/Facebook) Gail Mason said: “No wonder people shop out of town – Meadowhall, Trafford Centre, loads of free parking. Robbed of everything in Hull.” Trevor Pitcher was in agreement, saying: “It’s just GREED, no wonder people don’t shop in Hull. Not as bad as Leeds Bradford airport though, £27 for a 10-minute drop off. Don’t go there.” Other people were not as sympathetic. Miles Cooper said: “It’s not charged per minute, you paid £3 for up to 4 hours.” Haylee Codd posted: “Uses long stay car park to go to one shop, moans at the prices and this is why yo
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