I drove my pregnant wife to hospital and received a £100 fine

A MAN drove his pregnant wife to hospital and received a £100 fine – even though he paid for the ticket.

Saheeb Inayat provided receipts for the days he parked at the Walsgrave hospital, along with the corresponding fines he received afterwards.

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He was charged with three parking fines after visiting University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.

Mr Inayat said to CoventryLive: “A few months ago, whilst I was paying for parking, a lady behind me told me to keep hold of the receipt as she constantly received fines from ‘Car Parking Management’ who is the company charged with managing the car parks, even though she pays for parking after each visit.

“No one wants to attend a hospital for no good reason. My wife was pregnant, so I was happy to attend and be by her side, and no one wants to pay for extortionate parking, but when they do, they should not be fined £100 where payment has been made.”

The hospital says that he parked in spaces designated for BMI Healthcare.

However, the fine has been waived as a ‘gesture of goodwill’.

A spokesman for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust said: “BMI Healthcare operates next to University Hospital, and the motorist received a parking charge notice after parking in the car park reserved for its patients and visitors.

“There is clear and highly-visible signage throughout advising that the car park is for BMI Healthcare patients and visitors only and that they should enter their vehicle registration into a terminal at reception to receive free parking.

“Despite the motorist not parking in the correct area, we have cancelled the charge on this occasion as a gesture of goodwill.”