Greedy parking enforcement companies are issuing hefty fines to carers and nurses
(The Guardian Money News)

Private companies are issuing hefty penalty charge notices - sometimes even in a hospital´s own car parkCommunity nurse Gemma Hayes* was on call and on a tight schedule. She left her car in the residents´ car park of a block where her last patient of the day lived and displayed her professional carer´s badge on the dashboard. When she returned she´d been charged £60.`I was allocated 30 minutes for the call but spent an extra 45 minutes unpaid overtime as the elderly, housebound patient had additional needs,` says Hayes, who earns £24,200 and regularly works an extra unpaid hour on top of her eight-hour shifts. `I appealed, offering confirmation that I was carrying out a patient visit. It was rejected. Continue reading...