Parking warden fines 'vulnerable' patients at hospital with 'broken ticket machines'

Parking warden fines 'vulnerable' patients at hospital with 'broken ticket machines'One woman was in tears because she feared getting a ticket Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Jon King, News Reporter 09:56, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Updated: 10:07, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Warden issues fines to hospital patients whilst machine is broken window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=121566&vp_content=embed94c550izrljv&playerApiId=v1121566',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',containerId:'ovp-primis1',title:'Primis player 1',onload:()=>{window.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',function(e){if(e.detail.playerApiId==='v1121566'){const primisPlayer=e.detail;const container=document.getElementById('ovp-primis1');primisPlayer.addEventListener('videoStart',function(val){container.removeAttribute('style');container.classList.add('started');container.parentElement.querySelector('h3.primis-title').textContent=val.title})}})}}) A parking warden issued fines to "vulnerable" patients at a hospital despite the ticket machines being broken. Sophie Ellis, 38, was at Crawley Hospital in West Sussex for an appointment and said all the machines weren't accepting cash or card payments.She described the scene as "carnage", with elderly people and those in wheelchairs "crying" out of fear they might get fined by the warden. A nurse from the hospital intervened to appeal to the warden’s better nature, but Sophie said people were told to appeal their tickets. The local council has apologised for any "difficulties", but insisted the warden acted professionally. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTThe parking warden insisted the ticket machines were working (Image: SWNS/Sophie Ellis) Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This...