Man stages car park protest with living room setup

A man has established a protest by placing a sofa, a coffee table, and his pet goldfish within a supermarket car park, expressing dissatisfaction with the management of a parking fine. Michael Moody undertook a 240-mile journey from his residence in Skegness to Booth’s car park in Windermere specifically to conduct this demonstration. He received a county court judgement (CCJ) due to the non-payment of the fine, an error that has subsequently prevented him from renewing his mortgage. Parkingeye, the car park operator, stated that Mr. Moody did not contact the company and is now obligated to resolve the issue directly with the court. Mr. Moody admitted his culpability for overstaying the parking limit but explained his failure to pay the fine was due to not noticing the correspondence sent to him. He stated, “I’m happy to pay the fines and any court costs, the problem is I can’t move forward with my life and get a mortgage because of this CCJ in my name.” He added, “That 40 minutes extra in a car park can really change someone’s life.” Booths expressed “sympathy with Mr Moody around his mortgage issues and will support his case with both Parkingeye and the debt recovery agency,” but clarified that it could not invalidate his challenge against the CCJ. Mr. Moody reported that he became aware of the CCJ only after NatWest declined his application to renew his two mortgages. Parkingeye asserted that Mr. Moody had duly received the fine in February 2023, yet he did not respond to “successive rounds of correspondence.” A spokesperson confirmed, “We can confirm the motorist first got in touch with us on 14 November this year to settle the payment and request that we remove the County Court Judgement.” The spokesperson further stated, “This would need to be done directly with himself and the County Court and we sent guidance on how to do this on 25 November.”