'They took me to court after I refused to pay £60 parking fine - it backfired'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA North West mum who refused to pay a parking fine for two YEARS and was 'called a liar' says she feels vindicated after she was taken to court - and won.
Jamie Rock, 47, received a text message confirmation after she thought she bought a ticket to park near a hospital for a medical appointment online, with the parking machine broken.
But she later found out the phone payment hadn't fully processed and she was handed a £60 fine. But the mental health nurse refused to pay, claiming the parking operators 'refused to entertain' her evidence and instead told her she would have to now fork out £300 for non-payment.
However, after taking her to county court, the judge struck out the claim in a matter of minutes - and ruled the firm pay Jamie's £26 travel expenses. READ MORE: Murder suspect who stabbed mum to death is a wannabe influencer The mum-of-two from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, said: "I lost count of the letters I got.
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