Man hit with £100 charge for parking on airport road – in Scunthorpe!
Lost appeal: Geoff Roebuck who has been charged £100 for stopping on the approach road to the Old FarmhouseA MAN who claims he was unfairly hit with a parking charge in Scunthorpe was told he had lost his appeal because he did not adhere to the conditions of use for "an airport private access road".
Geoff Roebuck, 59, of Scotter, has been left baffled by the response as the nearest airport to where his vehicle stopped is 20 miles away at Kirmington.
Explaining the situation, he said he had spent the morning reading his paper in the Old Farmhouse pub off Doncaster Road when his friend came to collect him in Mr Roebuck's car.
Mr Roebuck said he walked to the entrance of the pub car park and when he saw his friend he indicated for him to stop.
He and the friend were photographed standing outside the car "for seconds" on a private road before they drove off, he said.
He then got a letter demanding £100 or £60 if paid within 14 days from Sheffield-based private car parking company Vehicle Control Services Ltd (VCS).
After appealing the charge, he was told by the company he had to stump up the cash.
Informing him his appeal had failed, a letter from VCS said it was "entirely the motorist's responsibility to ensure they adhere to the terms and conditions of use for the airport's private access road".
It continued: "The roadway in question is part of a high security zone and as such motorists are clearly advised not to park, stop or wait.
"Such actions may also pose an obstruction or danger to other road users."
Mr Roebuck, who is retired, said: "I left the pub and walked to the car park entrance. The car came past and I signalled for them to pull up.
"My friend got out and we stood for a matter of seconds at the side of the car.
"It was a great surprise and shock to receive a £100 invoice for breaking a contract I knew nothing about.
"In hindsight I should have waited in the Farmhouse car park and not walked to the road."
He added: "It must be the longest airport access road in the world with Humberside airport 20 miles away."
Mr Roebuck will now appeal to the Independent Parking Committee.
Vehicle Control Ltd was unavailable for comment.
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