Jim decided to stand his ground against the car company A pensioner has won a payout after he took a car parking company to court over 10p. Jim Hibbert, 85, paid for his 50p parking in Middleton, Greater Manchester, using three 20p coins. He didn’t have 50p in change so wasn’t bothered about the remaining 10p until a Parking Charge Notice said he owed £100 or £60 if it was paid in two weeks.
He continued: ‘They might be clever, but they’re not very intelligent. ‘If I hadn’t had those photographs, the judge would’ve believed him.’ He described the whole experience as an ‘eye-opener’ but said he was ‘disappointed’ by the court process. The pensioner said: ‘At the hearing, it was like the solicitor and the judge were friends. ‘I could hear them criticise me, disputing my printing costs and querying why I didn’t pay with a card or use RingGo.