A man is left furious after being fined £424 for parking outside his own home
Man is furious after being fined £424 for parking outside his own home – and fears it will happen again
A man was left furious after being fined £424 for parking outside his own home during the Parklife Music Festival last year.
Reece Dawson, from Prestwich, Manchester, left his Ford Focus outside his home during the music festival in June as festival-goers clamored for parking spaces on residential streets.
The director issued the fine because there was no special resident parking permit on his car.
However, Reece and his family said they applied for additional permits after getting two, but no new ones were issued.
Reece was initially fined just £70, but if he agreed to pay the fine within 14 days it would be reduced to just £35.
Reece Dawson, from Prestwich, Manchester, was furious after being fined £424 last year for parking in front of his own home during the Parklife Music Festival
The electrician tried unsuccessfully to appeal the decision and he was later greeted with a letter from a bailiff asking for £189 and then another stating that the fee had risen to £424.
Although Reece paid the fine in full, his family is now concerned as they have yet to receive their permit for this year’s festival.
Talking to the Manchester evening newsJulie, Reece’s mother, explained how concerned she is as the family lives close to Heaton Park – where the festival takes place.
She said, “We live on Woodhill Grove. I knocked on the street and discovered that of the 24 houses in the street – ten including ourselves – no permits have been issued at all.’
Held every June in Heaton Park, the music festival sees festival-goers clamoring for parking spaces on residential streets (pictured, the event in 2022)
She explained that she and her husband, their three adult children and two teenagers live in the house, which means they need seven permits as they also have work vehicles.
She added: ‘The people behind Parklife make a lot of money, but they can’t solve the simple problem of giving parking permits to people who rightly deserve them.’
John Drape, a spokesman for Parklife, has insisted the family will receive their permits in time for the upcoming festival.
He said: ‘I am aware of Mrs Dawson’s case and we hope to deliver her permits today or tomorrow. She wants seven permits and she gets them.’