Podcast: Lullingstone Country Park users prepared to go to court over £20 parking admin fee disputes

Disgruntled drivers are refusing to pay their admin fees and say they’re prepared to go to court over parking fines at one of Kent’s country parks. 

It’s after it was revealed some were issued penalty notices, despite having proof they’d paid to park. 

Also in today’s podcast, a drink-driving teacher has avoided being banned from the profession after claiming he only got behind the wheel because he “feared for his life” following a knife attack.

The former head of chemistry was more than double the legal limit when he was stopped by police. 

People living on newbuild estates across part of north Kent are banding together to help others in their battle with management companies.

Firms have been coming under the spotlight following reports of charges going up – but work not being carried out.

You can hear from wildlife experts who were against plans for 2000 homes near Canterbury and are now welcoming news the land’s been removed from the city council’s local plan.

The site is not included in a revised document which sets out where building could take place – meaning properties will need to go elsewhere in the district.

And with children back at school this week and autumn under way – we’re being encouraged to make sure winter vaccines are booked in.

Online bookings have opened for Covid and flu jabs which will start to be delivered next month.