Bosses at Humberside Airport have been forced to react to accusations that they have tightened parking regulations around the travel hub in a bid to raise more money.

A number of motorists from across the region have got in touch with the Grimsby Telegraph to raise their doubts over the motives behind the new parking measures, which came into effect from May this year.

Since then, a number of drivers have been hit with £100 fines for stopping for no more than 30 seconds around the airport.

Mr Stocks of Cleethorpes was one man who contacted the newspaper to explain how he was given a fixed penalty notice after simply stopping to help his wife, who has mobility issues, get into the airport terminal.

"I was stopped for no more than 12 seconds. My wife had just come out of hospital and could not walk from the car park. I was issued with a fine of £60 for 12 seconds," he said.

Another motorist explained he had been given a £100 penalty after stopping for no more than 15 seconds. He described the parking measures in place at the airport as draconian and suggested that it made him consider whether he should stop even for something in his car's path.

Traffic enforcement responsibilities at the airport are in the hands of Vehicle Control Services, which has defended its actions.

A spokesperson for the company said: "There are an abundance of signs both at the entrance to, and throughout, the roadways warning motorists that they are in clearways which are restricted zones with no stopping at any time.

"The airport took the decision to get tough on those who feel they can park where they like and there was a very strong security reason for doing so."

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