Drivers face £155 fine through post after they were a 'Good Samaritan'

Drivers face a £155 fine for being a "Good Samaritan", it has been warned. A man who stopped to help an elderly woman with a broken hip was left facing a £155 parking fine for his good deed, it has been reported, amid the Cost of Living crisis.

Alastair Kelly claims he was slapped with a £155 parking fine after he waited for an ambulance with an elderly woman who had broken her hip. The 45-year-old warehouse manager had parked outside M&S in Cowes to buy a sandwich for his lunch during his break on June 15.

Mr Kelly explained how he immediately stopped to help the woman when she fell as he has first aid training. He described the woman as 'partially blind and in her nineties' and he thought she had broken her hip. Mr Kelly said: "I just want to raise awareness about this. It's extremely unfair.

READ MORE: Drivers face £5,000 fines because 'contrary to popular belief' it is 'illegal'

READ MORE: Major FCA car finance scandal update as eight-week deadline 'scrapped'

READ MORE UK set for new snow bomb which will 'explode' this weekend with 9 inches dumped

"The actual event itself in dealing with [a] first aid crisis is very stressful, then to have this on top is even worse. When I called 999, they specifically told me to stay with the patient. I couldn't just say to the lady, "Do you mind just waiting while I go move my car?""

Alastair appealed the fine on parking company Euro Car Parks, believing the extenuating circumstance would rid him of the hefty ticket. The parking company’s website mentioned ‘extreme circumstances’ as a reason to appeal, which requires users to provide evidence of a medical emergency which prevented a driver from returning to their vehicle.

"‘I thought, that’s bang on" Alastair said. But he was shocked when he was told they were rejecting his appeal and to add insult to injury, as he hadn’t paid the initial £50 fine in time, it was increased to £155, he was also told.