Man fined after spending 11 MINUTES trying to pay in car park next to hospital

A Bury man has slammed a “predatory” parking company after he received a fine for staying in a car park next to Wythenshawe Hospital for 11 minutes while simply trying to pay.

James Murphy says he tried to park in the Floats Road car park in Wythenshawe after he couldn’t find a space in the main hospital park. The 37-year-old, who suffers from Crohn's disease, was attending a crucial appointment at the hospital to help treat his condition.

He parked his car and attempted to pay three separate ways - through contactless, by phone, and through an app - each of which failed. He then left and eventually found a spot in another part of the hospital car park, but has since been fined £70 for the 11 minutes he spent at Floats Road.

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Mr Murphy said he had been left stunned after receiving the fine. “I’m astonished that they think they can get away with it,” he told the Manchester Evening News .

“I’ve recently been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and I had to go to this appointment, it was an important one to deal with the disease. There’s a number of car parks at Wythenshawe Hospital, but they’re often very busy and there’s quite a lot of people vying for space.”

Mr Murphy was called by the hospital when he was running late for his appointment, and explained to them that he was having parking problems. He said he was in “panic mode” when he pulled into the Floats Road car park, and was worried about missing his treatment.

He didn’t have cash to hand, so initially looked for a contactless device, which the machine did not have. After this, he called a number displayed on the side of the machine.

“I called them up, I gave them all the details, all