A Welsh language campaigner has won a court battle after refusing to pay a parking fine in English. Toni Schiavone, 67, parked in the village of Llangrannog in Ceredigion.
It follows numerous reports that motorists were receiving penalty notices, despite the ticket machine not working. Others have also reported they did not have a phone or 4G signal to pay the charge via the phone or app. The privately-owned car park has made national headlines in recent years for issuing unfair £100 fees. It is managed by One Parking Solutions Ltd, and owned by Swansea businessman Anthony Ramsey-Williams. The Llangrannog Welfare Committee has warned the position has worsened since the easing of lockdown. And many locals say that they fear that fines could make the popular seaside village a ‘no-go’ zone.
. MOTORISTS who fall victim to Llangrannog’s notorious beach car park are being urged to fight unjust fines ‘tooth and nail’. The privately-owned car park made national headlines after it emerged £100 fines were making the seaside village a ‘no-go’ zone. A malfunctioning pay and display machine means users must phone a number to arrange payment or download and use an app to register payment – options often thwarted by poor internet. The car park, run and managed by Worthing-based One Parking Solutions Ltd, is owned by Swansea businessman Anthony Ramsey-Williams. “It’s an awful situation,” said Sara Powell, a retired barrister from New Quay. “Sadly, many people don’t know their rights and are either intimidated into paying or ignore correspondence and then get County Court Judgements.