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A PENSIONER has been slapped with three parking fines despite having his blue badge on display.

Daniel Spencer, 83, has been forced to fork out £200 after he left his motor in a spot near to Bolton Market.

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Daniel parked near Bolton Market where he was fined three times[/caption]

The grandad claims he’s parked on the street and displayed his disability badge multiple times over the years with no problems.

But a parking meter was introduced in August this year – fining anyone who hasn’t paid, even with a badge.

Daniel slammed the change for “not being clearly advertised” – as others also complain.

He told BoltonNews: “I have parked on this road on numerous occasions over the years with my badge displayed without any problem or requirement for payment, so with that in mind I assumed the letter I received may be a scam and my granddaughter helped me appeal it instead of paying the fine.”

After hearing nothing back, Daniel drove down to check out the new system which only accepts payments through an app.

It was there he was palmed off by workers in the office who informed him the company was private and there wasn’t much they could do about the fines.

He added: “You must pay for parking via the app, which is inaccessible to pensioners and people who aren’t online, they don’t use the internet.”

And in the time he waited to hear back about his appeal, two more fines were posted through Daniel’s letterbox even though his badge continued to be displayed.

Bolton Council has said Daniel isn’t the only one to complain about the new payment system in the months since.

A spokesperson said: “The market car park on Ashburner Street is operated by NCP and accepts payment by cash, card or via the app.

“We’ve received a few complaints about Blue Badge users having to pay on the site as they thought it was free parking, which isn’t the case.  

“Free parking is available around the town centre for Blue Badge users in any pay and display on-street parking bay, as well as the disabled bays located in the town centre.”

NCP, who now run the car park said blue badge holders must still pay for parking – and there is more than one way to pay for it.

They said: “We can confirm that blue badge holders do need to pay for their parking when parking at Ashburner Street.  

“They are allowed to use the disabled bays as long as they have displayed their blue badge permit, and they have paid for their parking.  

“We can also confirm that there are four different ways to pay for their parking on this site.

“They can pay by cash or card, they can pay by phone, or they can pay by App.  

“There are two payment machines on site and one of those machines is very close to the disabled bays.  

“Although blue badge holders do need to pay for their parking on this site, they are able to park at no cost in one of our 12 disabled bays provided on our Octagon surface site car park for up to three hours, as long as they display their blue badge permit.”

FOOTBALL fans will have to start preparing for even higher beer prices at stadiums.

It has been predicted that some Premier League grounds will charge more than £13 per pint by 2030.

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Arsenal fans could be charged up to £13.12 per pint by 2030[/caption]

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Fans at the London Stadium will be expected to pay the same for their beer[/caption]

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Brentford fans will have the cheapest pints in the capital[/caption]

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Old Trafford is one of the cheaper stadiums to buy a drink[/caption]

West Ham and Arsenal currently have the most expensive pints in the top division.

On average the rivals charge £7.57 on each pint, which is an increase of £1.27 since 2022.

A recent assessment of the current prices across all the grounds and the average inflation rate could shock some match-going supporters.

Football shirt retailer UKSoccerShop has claimed that in six years, many clubs will be sharing at least £10 per pint.

The study claims that fans at the Emirates and the London Stadium will have to fork out £13.12 per pint.

The Hammers also have the most expensive pie prices in the Premier League.

Other London grounds will also be pricey, with only Brentford‘s Gtech Community stadium charging less than a tenner.

In 2030, a pint at the Bees’ venue will cost £8.33 which is up from the current average price of £4.80.

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Up and down the country, prices will vary, but London will remain the most expensive.

In Manchester, prices will almost hit £10 per pint with the Etihad expected to reach £9.58.

However, at Old Trafford, the price will only be £6.25, which will make it one of the cheapest in the Premier League.

Teams that would be charging over £10 include the likes of Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Fulham, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.

The study was based on the inflation rate of alcoholic drinks in data collected by the Office for National Statistics.

A spokesperson from UKSoccerShop said: “Drinkflation is on the rise.

“With UK households feeling the cost of living squeeze, hospitality services trying to work around spiralling costs, with some choosing to serve weaker beer.

“It’s likely to affect our stadiums, too.

“Using inflation figures from the ONS, we can estimate what prices football fans could pay for a match day pint.

“We found that over £6 could become the norm up north and over £10 in London – some may even get closer to £15 by the end of 2030.”