All news on the topic: Car parks
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'I was fined for parking at Tesco even though ticket machine was out of order'
Catherine Williams said the incident happened when she visited the supermarket chain's Marina store in Swansea on June 12, despite her checking the ticket machine a number of times
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Once thriving shopping centre now a 'ghost town' branded a 'disgrace' by locals
Coventry City Centre was once known for a buzzing and blooming city centre, with a vast range of high street and independent shops. But in the last year, it has been turning into a ghost town
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Elle Edwards mum's torment and brother's last words as killer jailed for life
Elle Edwards' family statements were read out to the court before killer Connor Chapman was handed a life sentence to gasps and outbursts from those in the public gallery
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'I was fined £40 when I rushed my mum to A&E and couldn't find a parking space'
Jill Taylor's daughter drove the 75-year-old who was bleeding heavily to Southend Hospital in Essex and she was shocked to get a £40 fine for stopping in a drop-off zone with no parking space available
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Inside 'tiny homes' kitted out with bed, toilet and a USB charging point
Designed to help rough sleepers, the mini one-person houses will provide a temporary 'crash-pad' in one UK city centre for those who need it the most kitted out with a bed and toilet
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'We've seen car park where missing English king may be buried – and have doubts'
The historian who discovered Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester reckons she's struck gold again at another car park – but fellow experts aren't too sure
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Firefighter killed trying to put out underground car park blaze amid Paris riots
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the 24-year-old died in Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris, after another night of violence in France sparked by a teen's death
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Teenager who 'forced baby alligator to drink beer' arrested for animal cruelty
A Florida teenager has been arrested for animal cruelty after a video emerged of him allegedly trying to make a baby alligator drink alcohol by force feeding it
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Woman gets £60 parking fine after grabbing ice cream despite paying for ticket
Retired garage owner Christine Pollard decided to go to Portreath to meet up with a friend for ice cream and take a stroll on the beach. She says she is not paying the extortionate amount
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More than 20 UK councils to ditch pay-and-display parking for apps
Out of 242 councils in England, eight removed their pay and display machines altogether whilst 14 had removed some, as the UK continues to move toward using smartphones for payments
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Working men's club bucking the trend by thriving while others face the chop
The number of clubs has dropped by 75% in the last 50 years and there are now only around 1,100 left - and even the home of hit film The Full Monty has been left to rot
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If you're hiring an electric car, you’ve got a surprise coming your way
Despite green intentions, the reality of using an EV is a nightmare beset by queues and downloading apps - and that's if you can find a charging point in the first place
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'We were fined £70 while waiting to use Asda car wash - we won't be going back'
Danielle Tucker waited to use a self-service jet wash at the 24-hour garage on June 4 at the Asda petrol station in Northfield Avenue, Kettering, Northants, before receiving a fine days later
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Taxi driver slapped with £100 fine after getting stuck by delivery truck
Taxi driver Leonard Egbedi, 43, was taking a client 220 miles to Lewisham, south London, from Manchester when his car became trapped in a car park by a delivery truck
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Inside three of UK's abandoned shopping centres which all share common traits
Abandoned shopping centres are few and far between across the world - but in the UK there are a couple of eerie malls left to rot... and they're all run down and full of graffiti
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Residents fume as they face being fined £100 for parking outside their own homes
People living in Caxton Close, in Tenterden, Kent, claim that those with parking permits have been wrongly fined by automatic cameras and nobody has helped them fight the fixed penalty notices
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Mum who thought she had 'loads of time' gives birth in car on dual carriageway
Loren Cash went into labour with her second child at 1:30am, but thought the pain wasn't as bad as her first experience, so assumed she had plenty of time
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Visitors at popular UK beauty spot fume over 'daylight robbery' parking charges
Woolacombe Beach in North Devon is a popular destination for surfers and families and is recognised as one of the best in the country - but tourists have been left shocked at the parking prices
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Owners of high emission cars to be charged more to park in some parts of England
More councils could be looking to charge petrol and diesel vehicles more to park in a bid to reduce the number of polluting cars in city centres
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Villagers complain area so beautiful people 'drive like d***heads' to get there
People living in Greenfield, Manchester, have been struggling with the influx of visitors driving to the village to visit Dovestone Reservoir and leaving vehicles along the road when car parks are full
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'I got fined for trying to stop lorries from parking illegally outside my home'
Sarah Pitt is tired of lorries parking outside her 400-year-old cottage, blocking the light from coming in - and has been battling Derbyshire County Council to get new signs installed on the road
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Fuming Snowdonia visitors demand 'self-righteous' locals give a 'warmer' welcome
A row has broken out between locals and visitors to the Eryri National Park as some feel rules around parking are too stringent whereas others believe tourists think they are owed too much
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P!nk fans trapped for '2.5 hours in car park' in traffic chaos after concert
P!nk concert-goers were left angered at waiting "two and a half hours to get out of a car park" following a gig in Bolton, as the singer kicked off the European leg of her Summer Carnival 2023 tour
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Sainsbury's staff discover cockerel dumped in a bin with tape around its beak
The cockerel has since been rescued and checked over by a vet, with the RSPCA launching an investigation into the incident
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Horrified Sainsbury's staff find cockerel dumped in bin bag with beak taped shut
The employee became startled when the found a black bin bag moving outside of the supermarket in Redditch, Worcestershire, on May 31 - the RSPCA are now trying to hunt down its owners
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