Nurse fined £100 after trapped in hospital car park gridlock

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 09:37 · Archive

A North Yorkshire nurse received a £100 parking fine after becoming trapped in a congested hospital car park exit.

Amanda Lombard, a 58-year-old registered nurse who has worked for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for more than 23 years, visited James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough on 14 May with her daughter and ten-year-old granddaughter for a paediatric spinal appointment. After the appointment, she paid for parking at the kiosk, but when she returned to her car, she found three queues of drivers all attempting to leave through a single exit.

It took Lombard approximately 40 to 50 minutes to exit the car park. She subsequently received a parking fine claiming she had not paid the appropriate charge. Lombard disputed the fine and provided evidence via her bank statement showing she had paid for parking.

The hospital responded by saying she had remained in the car park beyond the permitted time. However, Lombard maintains that she left her parking space within the ten-minute grace period and was simply stuck in traffic trying to leave the gridlocked car park.

How it is being reported

• Nurse slapped with £100 parking fine after getting 'trapped' in hospital car parkA nurse received a parking fine after becoming trapped in a gridlocked car park at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.Darlington & Stockton Times · 19 Oct, 09:19
• Nurse slapped with £100 parking fine after getting 'trapped' in hospital car parkA North Yorkshire nurse has been slapped with a hefty parking fine after becoming trapped in a gridlocked hospital car park where she says she "physically couldn't move".The Northern Echo · 19 Oct, 05:30

In this story: Amanda Lombard · James Cook University Hospital · Middlesbrough · South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Northallerton

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