Garry Kay was asked to pay £255 because he took longer than five minutes to buy a parking ticket.
A man threatened with court action by a car park operator has encouraged others to stand up for themselves - after the case against him was dropped.
The BBC then told Mr Kay it was not, but he was still worried, so he went to court on Friday to check. "At least I've got Christmas back now, because with the money I've saved I can buy my son some presents."Since the BBC reported on Miss Hudson's case it has been raised in the House of Commons, with Derby North MP Catherine AtkinsonManchester Central MP Lucy Powell said it was a "pretty scandalous case of private parking charges".
He entered the car park at 16:14 BST and said he had to "wait for ages" to get a parking space because the car park was so busy.
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