Podcast: Anger over “disgusting” incorrect fine at The Mall car park in Romney Place, Maidstone

A driver has called a parking firm “disgusting” after he was wrongfully issued a £100 fine for overstaying.

He’d left his car at the multi-storey in Maidstone on two separate occasions, days apart, and paid each time but was baffled when a hefty bill arrived claiming he had parked there for six days.

Also in today’s podcast, it’s been revealed the railway crossing where an Amazon delivery driver died when his van was hit by a train has a history of near misses. 

You can hear from a local councillor who says safety improvements must be made to stop similar incidents happening in the future. 

The KentOnline Podcast has also been hearing about concerns from farmers as the hot, dry weather is impacting crops.

Josiah Jones, who manages land near Gravesend, says forage that’s normally gathered ahead of the winter is down 50 percent on normal levels.

A former Kent MP says he backs an “insurance based” system – to avoid a crisis in social care 

Damian Green is now chair of the Social Care Foundation and says people should be able to take out a policy in case they need care later in life 

And yesterday we told you how a council hopes to revive controversial plans to fine people for swearing in public – just months after backing down in a legal row.

Now you can hear from the people of Thanet on what they think about the proposals which are aimed at cracking down on anti-social behaviour in places like Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs.