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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
'I was fined for spending six hours in a car park - I was only there 20 minutes!'
A DRIVER has blasted a 'disgusting' fine which claimed he had parked for six hours in a car park - when he had been there for just 20 minutes. Sam Surridge, of Worboys Road, St Johns, was shocked and confused to receive a letter from Euro Car Parks stating he had exceeded the maximum stay at Tybridge Retail Park by several hours and had to pay £100. The 61-year-old said: "They sent a picture of my van leaving the car park which they say was taken at 4.13pm, but it can't be because my van was in my driveway from 10.45am and throughout the afternoon. "They said I was there for five hours and 53 minutes when I couldn't have been there for any more than 20 minutes. "There is no way that photo could have been taken when they say it was taken." Tybridge Retail Park's car park gives visitors up to two hours of free parking. Mr Surridge's Ring doorbell caught him leaving his home at around 10am on Saturday, May 31, before returning at 10.45am, meaning he would have been in the retail park for no more than 45 minutes. Now, he is using his doorbell footage in an attempt to have the parking fine cancelled. "I have appealed my fine and sent them evidence that my van was on my driveway all day," he said. "But the worrying part is what if I did not have a Ring doorbell which captured when I left and came home? "I'm just concerned it will happen to other people." More: More: More: Euro Car Park, the company that issued Mr Surridge's fine, offers a reduced parking charge of £60 if the fine is paid within two weeks being issued. However, it took almost two weeks before he received the notice, giving him just three days to pay or appeal before the fine becomes £100. "I think it is disgusting," Mr Surridge said. "This is either a system error or it is fraud." Euro Car Park has been contacted by Worcester News for a comment but had not responded by the time we went to press.
Washington Post
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Virginia AG, top Democrat spar over fate of Youngkin university picks
A dispute over Gov. Glenn Youngkin's picks for eight university board seats escalated Wednesday as the Virginia attorney general and the Senate majority leader sent dueling letters over whether the appointees can still serve. Senate Majority Leader Scott A. Surovell (D-Fairfax) told university rectors on Monday that the members could no longer be on the boards, effective immediately, after a Senate committee rejected the eight appointments.
Reuters
10-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
US, China set for trade talks in London on Monday
Three of U.S. President Donald Trump's top aides will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks aimed at resolving a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
Zawya
09-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
South Africa: Turkcell opposes MTN's Constitutional Court appeal in $4.2bln Iran licence case
Court to decide whether long-running dispute proceeds to trial in South Africa. Turkcell's subsidiary, East Asian Consortium B.V. (EAC), has filed papers opposing MTN's application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling. The SCA judgment, handed down in April, confirmed that South African courts have jurisdiction to hear EAC's $4.2bn civil claim against MTN over an allegedly tainted telecom licence in Iran. Background to the dispute The case relates to Turkcell's long-standing allegations that MTN and its former executives used bribery to secure a GSM licence in Iran that was initially awarded to Turkcell in the early 2000s. MTN has denied wrongdoing. Turkcell's filing is the latest development in a case that has seen years of procedural delays and jurisdictional challenges. Arguments against MTN's appeal In its submission, Turkcell argues that MTN is attempting to delay proceedings and avoid a trial. The company also questions MTN's ongoing reliance on the Hoffmann Report—an internal investigation commissioned by its board—as evidence of exoneration, saying it lacked the independence and transparency of a court process. Turkcell further rejects MTN's argument that Iranian courts would offer a fair and appropriate venue for the dispute. Next steps The Constitutional Court must now decide whether to grant MTN leave to appeal. A decision is expected within three months. Turkcell is represented by Vasco de Oliveira Incorporated, with counsel Alistair Franklin SC and J.J. Meiring. All rights reserved. © 2022. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
News.com.au
08-06-2025
- General
- News.com.au
NSW Land and Environment Court rules on Battiato v Clifton tree dispute
A long-running tussle between neighbours over a pine tree and a crumbling retaining wall has finally ended, with a court ordering both parties to share costs for the fix-up. The brouhaha between Vince and Natalie Battiato of 20 Kanangra Ave and Faye Clifton of 22 Kanangra Ave in the coastal NSW town of Corlette escalated into a legal stoush because of the dilapidated wall that splits the two properties. The wall needed to be fixed and the neighbours could not agree on who should pay. The Battiatos contended that the roots of an old pine tree, which has since been removed, on Ms Clifton's property was the main contributor to the damage to the wall. But Ms Clifton shot back and argued the age of the wall was the central factor underpinning its dilapidation. In their application to the NSW Land and Environment Court, the Battiatos said Ms Clifton should remove all remaining trees on her property to facilitate the reconstruction of the wall and then pay for the fix-up. They also wanted her to bear all court costs. In her submission, Ms Clifton pushed for a 'just and fair outcome to a lengthy ongoing dispute', court documents show. She asked for costs to be shared between the parties for the reconstruction job. Acting Commissioner Peter Nichols AC, settling the dispute, visited the site and concluded age was the primary cause of the wall's dilapidation. But he added the tree had also likely caused some damage. 'The tree has been shown to have exacerbated damage to the section of the retaining wall, thus engaging the court's jurisdiction, however orders made for any compensation are a matter of discretion,' he said. 'Given the nature of the retaining wall, it appears that, in the main, the dilapidation was a function of the age and inappropriate design and construction materials of the retaining wall.' In his decision, handed down this week, Dr Nichols upheld the application from the Battiatos but only 'in part'. He ordered Ms Clifton to remove seven trees from her property, including tree stumps, trunks and roots 'with a diameter of greater than 100mm located within 200mm of the shared property boundary between 20 and 22 Kanangra Ave'. The trees are camellia, lemon and pine trees. But he ordered for the wall reconstruction costs to be split '50-50'. 'Within 365 days of the date of these orders the applicants (Battiatos) and respondent (Ms Clifton) are to arrange and pay for the design and construction of the replacement retaining wall, including obtaining all necessary approvals from Port Stephens Council … sharing the costs 50-50,' he said. The neighbours were ordered to swap quotes beforehand to find the cheapest option from 'suitably qualified and experienced building contractors'. Further, Dr Nichols ordered the parties to construct a new boundary fence on the top of the new retaining wall on the shared property boundary, splitting the costs 50-50. Legislation within the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours Act) from 2006 and the Dividing Fences Act from 1991 covered the dispute. Port Stephens Council sits north of Newcastle in NSW's Hunter Valley region.
