Man wins three-year parking fine fight using ChatGPT

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 13:19 · Archive

A man won his three-year dispute over a £100 parking fine at Newquay with help from ChatGPT.

Rafal Goral, 45, received a £100 fine in August 2023 after paying 16 minutes late at a Tower Road car park in Newquay. He claims the pay and display machine had a long queue and was only accepting cash, forcing him to download the RingGo app and create an account, which caused the delay. After three years of disputes with debt collectors and Smart Parking Limited, his fine was cancelled in late December after he used ChatGPT to help draft his responses. Goral said the battle was about principle rather than money.

How it is being reported

• Man beats £100 Cornwall parking fine after three-year fight - with help of ChatGPT“From start to finish it was not about the money, I could pay it, but it is about the principle."Falmouth Packet · 9 Oct, 10:53
• Man wins three-year parking battle using ChatGPT after nightmare at Newquay car parkHe'd apparently paid 16 minutes late while downloading the RingGo app and making an accountCornwallLive · 9 Oct, 08:30

In this story: Rafal Goral · Smart Parking Limited · Newquay · Tower Road car park · Chelmsford

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