Over 97% of motorists believe parking at motorway service stations should be free according to a new poll by Motorpoint.
An online survey by the UK’s leading car supermarket found 97.4% of people quizzed agreed that drivers should be able to stay beyond the mandatory two-hour free parking period at motorway service stations – without incurring a penalty. Over 2,400 people took part in the poll on the Motorpoint website –www.motorpoint.co.uk.
Currently anyone who overstays the two-hour limit at the majority of motorway service stations is liable through the use of ANPR cameras for a fine of up to £100 – regardless of whether the driver of that vehicle is asleep, ill, incapacitated or broken down.
Mark Carpenter, managing director of Motorpoint, said: “It is ironic that we are constantly being told to ‘take a break because tiredness kills’ and yet whenever we decide to stop and rest, maybe have a snooze, we face the prospect of being fined for oversleeping. We completely understand that motorway service stations need to make a profit but penalising motorists for parking for more than two hours is definitely not the answer – as the results of our website poll clearly show!”
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