No Mercy As Transplant Patient Is Issued 10 Parking Tickets
HEARTLESS traffic wardens ticketed the vehicle of a kidney transplant patient 10 times last month.
The woman’s car was parked in a hospital disabled bay with her blue badge displayed on the dashboard. She had left a note was also visible saying she was a patient at the transplant unit at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
In the hospital for treatment after her kidney swap the woman was kept in for emergency surgery and was unable to move her car from the short-stay bay. Wardens then began to issue the 10 notices – each with a £30 fine – as the woman remained in hospital to recuperate.
A hospital visitor commented: “Have they considered the effect this is likely to have on someone who has just had a transplant?”
The woman patient, who has not been named, was still recovering in hospital.
Private firm Vinci Park UK said: “Our terms and conditions are clearly explained at ticketing machines. “We can confirm the parking charge notices have been removed and we’re working to resolve this issue.”
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