Skip to main content

Parking charges

A British man left his high-value, high-performance Mercedes with a valet parking firm at a UK airport. On his return he was dismayed to discover the car had clocked 1,300km or so in his absence, despite the firm’s facility being just 6.5km from the airport. Police tracked the car having been driven through four English counties. However the firm said it was unable to determine which of 15 employees had taken the car. Meanwhile another British man managed to forget where he had parked his VW. He had att
March 23, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
A British man left his high-value, high-performance Mercedes with a valet parking firm at a UK airport. On his return he was dismayed to discover the car had clocked 1,300km or so in his absence, despite the firm’s facility being just 6.5km from the airport. Police tracked the car having been driven through four English counties. However the firm said it was unable to determine which of 15 employees had taken the car.

Meanwhile another British man managed to forget where he had parked his VW. He had attended a party in Norwich but was afterwards unable to recall where he had left the car. A resident of Newmarket, he faced a round trip of 144km each time he returned to Norwich to search for the vehicle. It was eventually located parked in a shopping centre and the man had to pay heavy parking charges.

Related Content

  • The “rollercoaster in the dunes”: Circuit Park Zandvoort
    June 14, 2021
    Some projects are so specialist that there are hardly any construction companies with significant experience to draw on - another reason why it is so valuable to have a partner with the expertise and experience to take things forward. The rehabilitation and modification of the race track in Zandvoort was a project like this.
  • Developments in tolling technology
    February 27, 2012
    Jason Barnes reviews the last few decades and the future of tolling technology. Tolling and charging technology has evolved significantly over the last three decades and that evolution is perhaps best illustrated by reductions in or complete removal of impedances to physical progress. Once, it was customary for a driver to pull up to a barrier, make some form of cash payment to a human operative in a booth, and then wait for the barrier to be raised before proceeding. Humans were eventually complemented and
  • New racetrack benefits from new technology
    December 3, 2014
    The use of new technology has helped pave the way for a new US racetrack Saving construction costs and meeting tight tolerances, sophisticated technology has helped deliver a quality racetrack surface within tight time constraints. The National Corvette Museum (NCM) in Bowling Green, Kentucky, lies close to Interstate 65 and now features a brand new racetrack, constructed with the assistance of the latest machine control technologies.
  • Bitumen technology: three ways to more sustainable roads
    May 14, 2020
    This issue we look at three case studies showcasing new technologies designed to deliver more sustainable paving solutions.