McDonald's customer lands £50 parking fine waiting for order

-Credit: (Image: Reach Publishing Services Limited)
-Credit: (Image: Reach Publishing Services Limited)


Another McDonald's customer has been slapped with a parking fine outside one of the fast-food giant's Stoke-on-Trent branches. The driver says she was advised to 'park anywhere' by a Trent Vale McDonald's worker because her order was not ready and the dedicated parking bays were full.

But the six-minute stay has now left the customer £50 out of pocket. One of the images submitted with the parking fine even shows a McDonald's worker at the car armed with the order.

It comes as Springfield Retail Park has already snared other parking fine victims. They include Kevin Bennett who 'turned around' outside the branch after finishing his double sausage and egg McMuffin and taxi driver Kam Parvez, from Meir Park, who parked for 47 seconds and landed a £60 fine.

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The latest parking charge victim said: "I have received a fine for parking by McDonald's. I was there for six minutes after being advised by McDonald's to 'park anywhere' while waiting for my food and their bays were full.

"It is a shame that people keep getting caught out and that the signage isn't clearer to say that the fines apply to the roadside too. I've already paid the fine because I can't afford to pay the £100 increased fine."

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