The parking fine. Parking faries i am NOT happy with you.

Saturday 14th went to Cardiff centre to do a flash mob with the fabulous Rock Choir. Trying to take my mind off things. Got home to find a parking fine letter from parking in the Heath Hospital on the day we got his diagnosis. £70 bloody quid reduced to £40 if I pay within 14 days. Not a chance are they getting a bean from me without a fight. I'd checked as far as I could on the day but apparently the 4th floor was staff parking only. Fuming I was. Drove over to Cardiff to get as much information as I could with which to fight the damn fine. That appointment had been the worst possible news ever and now they wanted £70. I couldn't see any signs to say staff only only to not park on hatches. Replied with my appeal when I got home. Took Dad to Llandough hospital on Monday 16th to have a stent fitted. waited for the 30m procedure to check he was OK then left. Still cross about the fine so went to the heath hospital on the way home to speak to their parking office it was closed. rang the hospital the next day between 10 and 2 and got through to someone who said to call a different number. called it and got an answering machine telling me to call the parking company. 😑 Went to the other hospital the fillowing day to get dad and was very careful where I parked. Went to the hospital in person the following day and explained why I thought their fine was wrong. They said 'its all fully signposted' this sounded like an automatic response to me not an answer to my points so politely I stated their signage was at best confusing and at worst non existent. I showed them photos. They took my details and said they would look into it. 4 days later I had an email to say the fine had been cancelled. One small step at a time but a win I was very happy with.