04/06/2014 Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)

in advance of the general election. That is all from the BBC News

Good evening and welcome to BBC Look North.

The ?100 parking charge ` now there are calls tighter controls

You can't afford to lay out ?10 for 20 minutes.

Just 12 hours to prepare ` the full scale of December's tidal

In December this area was under water ` the council said it did what

it could to save people and their properties.

the vital role played by Lincolnshire's air crews

A Royal welcome for a futurd King ` Prince William drops in

It has been a lively afternoon. Funnel clouds have been reported.

The latest coming up shortlx. There are calls for tighter controls

over parking penalties being charged by private companies after `n

East Yorkshire pensioner was ordered to pay ?100 when HE says he was

only three minutes over timd. Norman Hunt says he won't p`y

the parking charge In a moment we'll be hearing

from a consumer expert who says the penalties although perfdctly

legal are excessive. But first Crispin Rolfe

has this report. Over time at a private`run car park

in Hessle, providing free spaces But Norman Hunt

from Hull was shocked to be given a charge of ?100 for parking longer

than he was allowed to. It's just not on cos if it's

a car park, car park for wh`t? Because you can't do nothing

in 20 minutes. And to be stung ?100 for it,

with leniency of them saying, "Well, if you pay it in such`and`stch

a time, make it 60." But what happened to

Norman's not unusual. He received not a penalty,

but a private parking chargd notice for what amounts to trespass

as long the charge is reasonable, compensates the landowner,

and doesn't penalise the drhver It all dates back to

the 2012 Protection of Freedoms Act, which stopped private companies from

wheel clamping, but made it easier to pursue a vehicle's owner for

costs, of which there's no laximum. So whereas councils might issue

a notice for ?50, or ?25 if paid within 14 daxs, for

private parking charges, it's more They'll make it ?40

if I'll pay it within 14 daxs, In a statement,

the British Parking Association The British Parking Association s

guidelines are that After that, the only thing left

for the gentleman to question would be the proportionality,

bearing in mind he's only gone over But in Hessle, a local hairdressers

says that fear of these charges is I get clients coming in

and I have to say to them, and they say, "Yeah," and I say

"Well, you're going to be more than They've maybe come out

and moved the car, But Autosec, which manages the Plaza

Car Park, insists it's a fahr deal. 20 minutes free,

and clear signage warning of Earlier I spoke to Guy Anker who

writes articles giving advice on what to do if you get a parking

charge like this. I began bx asking him whether Mr Hunt's case hs

unusual. Unfortunately, this is the sort of

story we hear about quite a bit motorists hit with excessivd unfair

fines. The message to anyond caught by any fine is do not autom`tically

paying. First, way up your options because there can be a way out. Mr

Hunt was three minutes over the limit and he got a ?100 find. Is

that proportionate? I can think anybody could argue that. Anyone in

this sort of position should not automatically pay. Where thdy

options. In this sort of situation where it is a private firm, there

are a few options. You could ignore it and hope it goes away. It sounds

childish but it sometimes works But they can take you to court. That is

the only way ultimately thex can enforce it. It might be better to go

down the official route, whhch is to make a formal appeal. If yot stay

longer than you are allowed and there is a clear sign, it is your

own fault. You said if therd is a clear sign. Often, signs ard not

clear. There might be the shgn that it is very clear in one corner. If

there is a sign, should you still active? If somebody blocks the

traffic, they deserve to be fined. However, we heard too many dxamples

of unfair fines, and that is why it is important people know thdir

rights and fighting if they truly believe it is unfair. Thank you

Do you agree that the penalties being charged by private colpanies

are excessive or should drivers just pay up when they are c`ught?

Have you been in a similar situation?

A tax on plastic bags and the right to sack MPs. But what more did

A tax on plastic bags and the right to sack MPs. But what more did

the Queen's speech have for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire?

A man has died following an assault in North Somercotes, 43 year old

Wayne Mark Jennings was takdn to hospital in Grimsby after the attack

in the early hours of Sundax Morning.

grievous bodily harm and released on bail, the crown prosecution service

A coroner says failings at Lincoln County Hospital contributed

Robbert Goddard died two daxs after being born at the hospital

A series of mistakes meant his mother's pregnancy wasn't

In a statement ` the Trust, which runs the hospital, has apologised

and says new procedures havd been introduced to reduce the risk of

A new report into December's floods shows that Lincolnshhre had

only 12 hours notice that the tidal surge was going to be so high.

It's almost six months to the day since water overwhelmed parts

More than ?8 million worth of damage was done to flood defences, roads

In total, 607 homes were flooded ` the majority were in Boston.

44 people had to be rescued from flood waters and 203 pdople

What's the background to this report?

December 's tidal surge was a major emergency. The police, fire

brigade, the ambulance, the Environment Agency, and county

councils all spent time planning for something that this. It was the

largest storm surge that hit the east coast since 1953. Boston's

flood defences were overcomd. Hundreds of homes were inundated.

Six homes ago, these gardens were full of carpet and sofas as families

wedged to repair the flood damage. Emergency services have looked at

how they dealt with the flooding and have come together to compile this

report, and to see what lessons can be learned for the future. One thing

that has emerged is due to hts geography, Lincolnshire onlx had 12

hours warning of the severity of the floods, while other areas knew much

any how bad it was likely to get. It appeared that those impacts might be

minimum. The forecast is suddenly changed. Our response was still

flexible. David Philpott saxs the extent of the flooding came as a

surprise. I don't think we realised how dangerous it would have been and

how high the tide would havd been. The report makes several

recommendations, including: Jarrod Parker is still without

carpets. She feels more shotld have been done in the aftermath to help

flood victims. I don't think much to the council that. There havd never

been round, never not on my door. On the whole, emergency planners say

the county is better protected than it has ever been in the past, but

that will come as little colfort to those who were affected. Wh`t are

the plans to avoid similar flooding in the future?

The biggest scheme is the Boston tidal barrier. It is like a smaller

version of the barrier on the Thames. The scheme is expected to be

complete by 2019. The local MP says he wants to see building work begin

on it as soon as possible. Thank you. We will continue to

follow that. Prince William spent

the morning meeting pupils from an East Yorkshire school in

his first ever visit to the county. Crowds of hundreds waited

in the rain to see him arrive He was there to launch

a new award for primary school children to help them prepare for

the step up to secondary school wasn't going to deter these die`hard

fans. Well, the future king, I maxbe won't

see him again. It's lovely. I just wish the weather had been bdtter. A

little bit wet, but it's not too cold so it's OK. I'll wait. How long

would you wait in the rain for Prince William? Oh, about fhve

hours. But the rain did mean no helicopter

arrival. The Prince had to journey from Doncaster airport by c`r. And

when he arrived, he was gredted like a rockstar. SCREAMING. This is

Prince William's first visit to East Yorkshire, so it's no wonder crowds

of hundreds have waited to see him. After a performance from thd school

band, it was time to meet the pupils, and the Prince was lodest

about his own musical talent. I used to play the piano, trumpet

and drums when I was about xour age, but I couldn't read music. There's

only so much you can remembdr! The Prince was also given a

bridge`building demonstration by local primary school pupils. They're

taking part in the new Junior Prince's award he was here to

launch. And his visit was cdrtainly appreciated.

This means so much. It means the world to me, and I'm going to

remember it all my life. I never thought he would come to Goole. It's

such a small time. He asked what was the best thing we'd done in it.

Everyone has had a chance to see him. For the town and this `rea

it's lifted us. Despite the weather, we're on cloud nine. It's bden

brilliant. After a school tour there w`s just

enough time to meet the crowds. And thanks to better weather, he

could make a truly royal exht. Still ahead: The Lincolnshire RAF

teams who played a vital part in the D`Day landings. The Germans knew we

were coming. Lots of picturds this afternoon.

Here is one of the funnel cloud Is it a funnel cloud?

I think it is, actually. It is basically what you get before it

touches down to a tornado, so it is really exciting. Somebody asked if

there were more common thesd days, but it is just because everxone has

cameras on their mobile phones. Is the same one that moves `re

different ones? Different ones develop. We have had

them in market brazen, Howddn, Scunthorpe. There have developed as

part of the same weather system Thank you for pictures.

Every lively conditions indded. I have never seen so many pictures of

funnel cloud in one afternoon. Tomorrow, a cloudy jump`start with

sunny spells later. This is the system that brought these ftnnel

clouds. Friday looks a beautiful day. One with some sunshine. More

incivility at the weekend mdan a risk of them is astonished. You can

see the atmosphere spinning around. Patchy outbreaks of rain, some

funnel clouds, but graduallx things will stabilise overnight. Still

patchy rain, the damage is coming in at 11 Celsius. That is 52

Fahrenheit. A great, damp starts Thursday. Still a bit of patchy rain

in places. That will fizzle through the day. Skies will brighten. The

afternoon, mostly dry with sunshine. An improving trend. The bredze will

be moderate. Top temperaturds, 6 in Hull. Friday looks a beautiful day

across all parts of our reghon. Dry and warm with a good deal of

sunshine. Over the weekend, that one will bring a risk of thunderstorms,

particularly on Saturday, when the Met office have a yellow warning in

place. At least the forecast. Last night, people were leg`lised.

Somebody said, the forecast was so bad, Paul, put his name to ht. Has

the BBC forgotten his name, he has taken so many days off.

Thank you for highlighting that My pleasure. So you tomorrow.

A five pence "tax" on plastic bags and plans to give

voters the right to sack thdir MP were two of the measures announced

Our Political Editor Tim Iredale is in Westminster .

Are East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's MPs really going

to support a bill that would give voters more

So we are told in cases where MPs commit an act of serious wrongdoing,

people in their constituencx would be able to start a petition with a

view to getting rid of that naughty MP. This is something that has been

backed by MPs including Andrew Percy. He has given a cautious

welcome to the proposal. He said they do not go far enough.

This'll be the first government that's put

something in place to allow the public to recall their MPs hf they

It's not quite as far as I'd've liked it to have gone,

but this is probably the only show in town for now, so

let's get this on the statute books, then we can see whether in future

But giving people the power to recall is a good start.

Labour says it has been abott what hasn't been in the Queen's Speech

rather than what has been in it particularly immigration, something

which dominated the recent Duropean election campaign in Yorkshhre and

Lincolnshire. Yvette Cooper said the government should have done more to

deal with many of the issues surrounding migrant workers. I think

people are worried about employers who are exploiting cheap migrant

labour to undercut local wages. They may be pushing people onto zero

hours contracts, employing people illegally. It has to be stopped and

dealt with. The Queen's Spedch could have done that.

reduced the number of plasthc bags there. We asked shoppers in Hull

would they still pay 5p for a plastic bag?

I think they should charge 40 pence for carrier bags, all of thdm,

How can people afford to pax for carrier bags all the tile?

I mean, really, what do you do with them ` tse them

It's a necessity, so if I nded it, I'll have to buy it.

But it was also a massive operation in the `ir.

In the second of our special reports for

the 70th anniversary, we look at the part Lincolnshire air crews played.

And the man who was one of the few to know exactly where

And the German defences needed to be weakened.

A job often undertaken by the Lincolnshire`based bombers.

It was vital we gained their superiority over France, supremacy

even. Without that, the inv`sion could not have gone ahead bdcause

the casualties would have bden too great. In the six months up to

D`Day, we destroyed the infrastructure, railways, bridges

and so on. In that six months, the Allied air forces through `` flew

2000 sorties. Despite this build`up,

it was vital to keep the ex`ct plans One of the few who was privx to

the secret was Robert Johnson I was told to prepare some laps

showing the landing area, which were highly secret. It was cruci`l

information. The Germans kndw we were coming but didn't know where or

when. In that little book, ht was in there. I spent the week toing and

froing. I didn't have a drink all that time. To protect the plans even

further, there where decepthon schemes,

schemes including on the evd of D`Day Operation Taxable carried out

it was a vital operation. It is one of the most important things they

did. They flew an incrediblx precision navigation exercise. Only

18 ships under them. The whole effect was to look like a great

convoy going towards this p`rt of France at eight knots. Therd was

another operation further e`st. The Germans were faced with three

different apparent invasions. It confised

and divided their defences. Within hours the real armad` of

planes and ships was at Norlandy. A football`mad teenager frol Hull

and her friend are heading to Brazil to carry the flag for England

at the World Cup. 16`year`old Emily Escreet's mum won

the trip for her daughter after But the parents will be left

behind when the Hull teenagdrs leave exams behind and head to thd

Amazon Rainforest. are the is a Hull girl has been

chosen to carry the flag for their heroes. I got a call from mx mum,

and she was screaming and shouting down the phone. I thought something

was the matter. She said, you have won a trip to Brazil. Me and my

friend were jumping around like lunatics. It happened after her mum

entered a competition to describe her footy mad teenager. Sattrday

morning, play football, Sattrday afternoon, she goes to watch Hull

city. So in the mornings, she does refereeing. Emily is heading to

Brazil, where she will lead out England to face Italy in thdir

opening match. Her friend J`mie is going with her.

In the end, it all comes down to the match day. We also go on a trip down

the Amazon, so that should be interesting, seeing the tribes and

wildlife that Brazil has to offer. Seeing Hull city at Wembley was a

dream come true for Emily. She has been following the Tigers and she

was three. She now gets to be strolled to shoulder with hdr

international heroes at the World Cup. I am extremely lucky. Ht is

going to be magnificent. It is an unbelievable opportunity. There is

only six of is going from the UK. It is amazing.

Especially as to Hull teenagers will be in the thick of a party like this

one (at home in has her tie`macro. Good luck to Emily.

Let's get a recap of the national and regional headlines:

The government sets out 11 new bills.

?100 parking charge. There `re calls for tighter controls other

penalties. Response on the subject of parking charges. Stuart says I

am sick of hearing motorists bleating about the costs of parking

penalties. They do have an alternative, sell it and trx

walking. Laura says, the latest in the parking area was perfectly

clear, he was part of parking land, although it seems excessive, the

charges are clearly stated. Not much simpler there. , I on the stand this

gentleman was only three minutes overtime but when I got findd for

speeding I was only a few mhles over the limit but I still had to pay the

fine. Thank you for those. @nd for watching. Have a good evening. See

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