Row erupts as charity bus hit with £35 fine

A bus for Worthing's Dial A Ride service was issued with the fine on December 10 in Liverpool Road, Worthing.

Last Wednesday Liverpool Road was packed solid because of the market in Montague Street. The only available space to park the bus in was a loading bay. The bus has a disabled badge and is clearly marked.

Tim Cowen of NCP Services said:"The vehicle was parked in a loading bay for more than five minutes, unattended with no loading or unloading going on. In those circumstances we are obliged to issue a penalty charge notice. Businesses wishing to load and unload there were inconvenienced in doing so by the unlawfully parked vehicle.

"It is permissible to pick up or set down passengers in that location, but not to park and leave the vehicle unattended. Doing that causes problems for many other road users."

For full story see West Sussex Gazette December 17