Woman wins five-year legal battle over £250 parking fine

Woman wins five-year legal battle over £250 parking fine
Woman wins five-year legal battle over £250 parking fine
My five-year legal battle over a £1 car parking ticket: Artist, 58, is victorious in 'David versus Goliath' fight after she is dragged to court and threatened with a £250 fine Linda Edwards, 58, was meeting her mother for dinner in Manchester in 2016 She reported that a pay and display meter was not operational to Excel Parking She was issued a £100 fine for not paying money into the broken machine

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A motorist dragged to court and threatened with a £250 fine over a £1 unpaid parking ticket has won a five-year ‘David versus Goliath’ battle to get it overturned.

Artist Linda Edwards, 58, was meeting her mother for dinner in Manchester in May 2016 when she discovered the car park pay and display ticket machine was out of order.

She reported the fault to operators Excel Parking Services and was reassured someone would be along to repair it. But Mrs Edwards was shocked when she returned to find an inspector issuing a £100 parking fine on her Range Rover.

Linda Edwards, 58, has won a five-year battle against a parking company over an unjust fine

Linda Edwards, 58, has won a five-year battle against a parking company over an unjust fine

Ms Edwards, pictured, reported a defective parking machine in Manchester in 2016

Ms Edwards, pictured, reported a defective parking machine in Manchester in 2016

She appealed, sending a £1 cheque to cover her two hours’ parking, but

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