Man fined £60 by car park near Hull hospital despite…

A man who drove to Hull Royal Infirmary to visit his sick father was fined £60 by a nearby car park for leaving without paying – despite having never parked up. Niel Amos, 49, drove from Scunthorpe with his elderly mother in November, after his dad had undergone emergency brain surgery. He entered the Fountain Street car park on November 1 at around 1.30pm, while visiting hours were beginning. He claims the car park was “rammed” and spent a lot of time hunting for a spot in the huge area – mainly made up of unmarked spaces. After 15 minutes stuck in queues and an unsuccessful search, Mr Amos left the car park to find a side street instead, but was shocked when a £60 fine landed through his letter box a couple of weeks later. Read more:Cyclist suffers head injuries in crash with suspected drug-driver on Boothferry Road Niel said: “I couldn’t believe it when I received the fine, as they had absolutely no evidence of me parking at all. All they had was a picture of my car entering at 1.30pm and leaving at around 1.45pm. “Me and my mum got there when visiting hours at the hospital were just starting, as my dad had surgery on his brain following an accident. I went in the Fountain Street car park, which advertises itself as a ‘charity car park’, but it was absolutely rammed. “It’s a massive area and a lot of it is surfaced with gravel with no markings, so I spent time trying to find spaces that weren’t too tight. There were people constantly pulling in and out and giving way to others, but in the end we left without finding anywhere to park. The large car park near Hull Royal infirmary was ‘rammed’ with drivers trying to find a space, claims Niel (Image: Rich Addison) “Neither I or my mother got out of the car at any point nor pulled into a space. I ended up dropping my mum off outside the hospital instead, while I found a side street to park in.” Fountain Street car park, managed by Bank Park, advertises next to their meter that a valid display ticket must be purchased within 10 minutes of entering. However, despite Niel’s appeal that bad congestion never allowed him to find a space and leave in under ten minutes, i
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