A Haworth car park boss is introducing an all-day fee over the Bank Holiday following a row over car clamping. And it's 20p more than the usual rate.
Ted Evans is slapping down a £3.50 charge after angry customer Alan Fisher threatened to stake out Haworth's Rawdon Road car park.
Mr Fisher, 34, recently fell victim to the clampers and had to pay a £40 fee to free his car after a 20-minute overstay.
As a protest he planned to stake out the car park and buy new tickets for any car which had over-extended its stay during Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday - one of the busiest weekends in the year in the Bronte village.
After hearing of Mr Evans' plan to scrap the usual range of fees - from 60p up to an hour to £3.30p all day, for a flat £3.50p all day - Mr Fisher said he would now just warn people about the repercussions of overstaying.
"I'm pleased Mr Evans is making this concession and given a gesture of good will," said Mr Fisher. "My point was to say the clamping charge was an injustice and if he has had second thoughts and made a concession it means what I have done has made some impact."
But Mr Evans said clamping would still be in operation for people who failed to pay the fee at both his Changegate and Rawdon Road car parks.
"This is no way a gesture to Mr Fisher. I feel bitter because he has caused all this trouble," he said.
"It means the majority of people will have to pay this extra fee when it's unnecessary.
"People wanting to stay only a couple of hours would have paid £1.20 - now they will pay £3.50p."
He said he had originally planned to close the car park because he feared that a threatened clamping protest could spark trouble and cause people to break the law. He said that when he informed the police they expressed concern because of potential chaos.
Mr Evans said the flat-rate fee was just a 'one off' and the normal charges would resume after the holiday.
Mr Evans has been at the centre of complaints about car clamping at Changegate and Rawdon Road car parks, with visitors claiming it is hitting Haworth's tourist trade.
Victims have included former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and one man who was asleep in his car as the clampers struck.
But Mr Evans said nobody was clamped unless they had overstayed by at least 20 minutes.
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