Young couple left shocked after they are fined £320 for three minutes of parking while they kissed and hugged each other goodbye

A couple got fined £320 after parking for at total of three minutes having initially failed to spot warning signs. 

Daniel King, 28, used a parking spot at Sentinel House in Surrey Street, Norwich, to drop off wife Victoria.

They used the spot twice in a few days – he would give her a kiss and a hug before watching her head off, then he would drive to his own workplace at Broadland Business Park.

Now they’ve been fined £320 for using a space at the car park opposite the Surrey Tavern.

He said ‘The first two days we did it, we thought nothing of it really, but then Victoria spotted a private parking sign so we decided we probably better not do it again.

‘It was definitely a shock and £320 is definitely a substantial amount for three minutes in a car park.’

They were shocked when they received two letters from National Parking Enforcement Ltd, which runs the car park, informing them they had been fined a combined £320 for using the car park.

Further letters then indicated the dispute could land the couple in court.

Mrs King, also 28, said ‘It’s had a big impact on us, both in terms of being a payment we hadn’t budgeted for and the stress it has caused.

‘I know we haven’t been whiter than white, we used the car park when we weren’t supposed to, but it is just ridiculous we were charged so much.

‘We just want to warn other people that this happened to us, so may happen to others.’

The couple opted to pay the fine, rather than pursue an appeal, a decision she said they now regretted.

She added ‘It really has put a lot of pressure on us, but we just did not want to stress of it potentially ending up in court.’

National Parking Enforcement Ltd have been asked for a comment.