![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/tourist-trolls-notorious-parking-company-after-being-slapped-with-100-nonsensical-fine/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Trevone-Bay.jpg&description=A tourist was so infuriated by a 'money-making scam' that he received a parking fine, he wrote a song about it and plans to take the company to court A tourist slapped with a £100 parking fine was left so furious that he penned a song to the company for what he called a "money-making scam". Richard 'Grant' Stewart and his partner were enjoying a peaceful stay near Padstow, Cornwall, looking after a friend's house. On August 30, they decided to explore the local area and drove down to Trevone Bay. But after checking out the beach and a nearby cafe, they decided to postpone their visit until the next day. A month later, Stewart was stunned to receive a letter from Alliance Parking demanding £100 for parking his car for 11 minutes, even though they did not end up staying there. The 71-year-old, from Weston-super-Mare, described the entire ordeal as leaving a nasty taste in his mouth. He told Cornwall Live: "Having just been awarded a nonsensical £100 parking fine at Trevone Bay Car Park, which I was tempted to pay for an easy life, but haven't, I went online to see if anyone else had experienced a similar problem and discovered hundreds of similar stories. "Apparently, some people have even received a fine two months after they parked, by which time they have obviously thrown away their ticket and therefore have no evidence to prove that they paid. It would appear that according to the letter of the law no scam is taking place, because there is 'clear signage' that when you go over the threshold of the car park you are entering into a legal contract. "On a narrow beach road, are you really expected to stop on the threshold of the car park to read the small print, while cars are quite likely to be queueing up behind you? Hidden cameras lull prospective customers into believing that they can park for a few minutes just to assess the beach, the cafe and other facilities before deciding whether they wish to stay." Grant labelled it as "ludicrous" that drivers receive a pen){kind=link}
A tourist was so infuriated by a ‘money-making scam’ that he received a parking fine, he wrote a song about it and plans to take the company to court
A tourist slapped with a £100 parking fine was left so furious that he penned a song to the company for what he called a “money-making scam”.
Richard ‘Grant’ Stewart and his partner were enjoying a peaceful stay near Padstow, Cornwall, looking after a friend’s house. On August 30, they decided to explore the local area and drove down to Trevone Bay. But after checking out the beach and a nearby cafe, they decided to postpone their visit until the next day.
A month later, Stewart was stunned to receive a letter from Alliance Parking demanding £100 for parking his car for 11 minutes, even though they did not end up staying there. The 71-year-old, from Weston-super-Mare, described the entire ordeal as leaving a nasty taste in his mouth.
He told Cornwall Live: “Having just been awarded a nonsensical £100 parking fine at Trevone Bay Car Park, which I was tempted to pay for an easy life, but haven’t, I went online to see if anyone else had experienced a similar problem and discovered hundreds of similar stories.