11:40am Saturday 20th March 2010
By Manisha Mistry
WELWYN Hatfield MP Grant Shapps has secured new signage at a car park where motorists were being unfairly caught out.
The car park in Parkhouse had become a notorious spot for people being fined and residents would constantly complaint of the unfair practices of parking company UKPC.
Parking is free for an hour – but only when a ticket is shown, something many users would not realise. As a consequence motorists who were visiting nearby shops would return to find a penalty notice on their windscreens.
Mr Shapps, who stepped in after receiving countless complaints from his constituents, said: “UKPC thought they were doing everything by the book but local people found the system caught them out because in other Welwyn Hatfield locations no ticket is required to be displayed for the first free hour.
“I want to thank UKPC for listening to the concerns of residents and responding so positively. These new signs, which they produced in consultation with me, are spot on and chatting to motorists the other day it was clear that people no longer feel caught out by the signage.”
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