Motorist's fury after 'jobsworth' parking warden slapped him with TWO tickets in as many days while he was delivering implants for urgent hospital operation

  • Anthony Fleetwood was parked outside renal unit of Wycombe General Hospital
  • A traffic warden told him to park in a bay but then gave Mr Fleetwood a ticket
  • It was the 54-year-old's the second £60 fine from the same warden in two days

A parking warden 'antagonised' a driver and gave him two £60 parking fines while he was delivering implants for an urgent hospital operation.

Anthony Fleetwood parked outside the renal unit at Wycombe General Hospital to deliver crucial components for surgery when the 'jobworth' warden allegedly told him to park in a bay.

But when the 54-year-old came back to the van he realised he had been given a ticket - the second fine from the same warden in two days.

Mr Fleetwood said the warden 'had it out for him' and that delivery drivers are forced to pay to park because there are no spaces or designated loading bays at the hospital.

Anthony Fleetwood parked his van outside the renal unit, at Wycombe General Hospital, but was given a £60 fine

Anthony Fleetwood parked his van outside the renal unit, at Wycombe General Hospital, but was given a £60 fine

The courier driver, who delivers to dozens of hospitals, was working on behalf of orthopaedic company Stanmore Implants which creates technology for saving patients joints by attaching prosthetic limbs. 

Mr Fleetwood, who has been making deliveries for 30 years, said: 'I was so angry because that attendant is the one that told me to park in the bay in the first place.

'He had it out for me.

'The job was not casual, I was delivering an implant for an urgent operation which had to be sterilised.'

'When I got back to the van, I saw him putting the ticket.

'I asked him why but he wouldn't tell me.

'It felt like the second time he was just doing it to antagonise me.

Mr Fleetwood asked a police officer if there was another option for him to park elsewhere at the hospital.

He said: 'A police van was in attendance and I asked the officer where else I could have parked and he admitted there wasn't anywhere.

Mr Fleetwood was delivering implants for an urgent hospital operation at Wycombe General Hospital

Mr Fleetwood was delivering implants for an urgent hospital operation at Wycombe General Hospital

'Parking is really limited at the hospital. It was just really annoying.'

Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust disputed Mr Fleetwood's claim but the delivery driver's parking charge was dismissed when he appealed the ticket.

David Williams, directory of strategy and business development at the Trust, said: 'We have dedicated loading bays at Wycombe Hospital to enable the delivery of important clinical supplies, such as implants used in theatres, without disrupting the day-to-day running of the hospital.

'Based on the photographs, this particular delivery driver has chosen not to use the loading bays and we will make a renewed effort to ensure our suppliers are very clear on where to park to deliver their goods.' 

Mr Fleetwood is still in the process of appealing the second fine. 

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