Motorist, 52, is fined £185 after she pulled over and adjusted her wing mirror for 41 seconds in a 'no stopping zone' at East Midlands Airport
- Jessica Blower is the latest driver to get a penalty at the airport in Leicestershire
- She was fined despite stopping for less than a minute to ensure her car was safe
- UPS employee insists she's happy to fight the 'disgusting' case at county court
- Airport says there are clear signs telling people not to stop on red-routed roads
A woman who stopped for just 41 seconds to adjust her wing mirror near an airport has been fined £185.
Jessica Blower, who works at East Midlands, stopped as she left to head home after her shift, having realised someone had pushed in the mirror on the passenger side of her car.
After making sure her vehicle was safe, she discovered she'd been hit with a penalty - and despite her protests, the enforcement company has refused to back down, Nottinghamshire Live reports.
Mrs Blower, who is employed by logistics giant UPS, has provided her identification card, car parking pass and her payslips to prove she works at the site - but has been threatened with county court action if she does not pay it immediately.
Jessica Blower, pictured, has vowed to fight her case in court after being fined for pulling her car over for 41 seconds to adjust her wing mirror at East Midlands Airport
The 52-year-old's car stopped briefly in a zone 'where stopping is prohibited' as she made her way home from work
The 52-year-old has vowed to fight her case in court as she and her partner Carl Bird, 49, believe the fine is unfair.
It is the latest in a series of similar incidents at the airport, with a number of drivers being asked to cough up for dropping off and picking up passengers at the nearby petrol station, though one mother did manage to win an appeal against her £60 fine.
Mr Bird said: 'I think it is just disgusting. They really need to look at the situation. She stopped for 41 seconds to make sure her car was safe. I think it is just shocking - you try and earn some money and go to work and this happens.'
Mrs Blower added: 'The only reason I stopped was because of my wing mirror. Sometimes we can't get out of our car park because of taxis so I can understand why the airport are doing it but they are fining the wrong people.
'People at work don't bother going to the petrol station anymore because they know if they stop it will result in a ticket.
A map showing the location of East Midlands Airport and the BP petrol station, where a number of drivers have been fined for dropping off and picking up passengers
'We are not going to pay it and if they want to take us to court I am happy to go to court. I am not paying for something like this.
'The whole system needs to be looked at. They have no interaction with these people. They just pull up, take a photo, and then fine them.'
Mrs Blower pulled over to adjust her mirror and was fined for 'stopping in a zone where stopping is prohibited'.
She said: 'As I left the premises to return home after my shift, I noticed that someone had pushed in the passenger side wing mirror and I had to pull over immediately to pull it out.
'I need to use the wing mirrors as I do not feel safe using the vehicle on the public highway and motorways without the use of them.
Airport bosses insist signs are clearly visible reminding people not to stop on red-routed roads
'I pulled over in the lay-by to simply get out of my vehicle, go round to the passenger side, adjust the wing mirror, and return to my car to travel home.'
A spokesman for East Midlands Airport said: 'The safety of people working on the airport site is of paramount importance and controlling the traffic flow on estate roads is key to this.
'All roads across the airport estate are patrolled regularly and signage is clearly visible reminding people not to stop on red-routed roads.
'The airport site is busy 24 hours-a-day and roads need to kept clear at all times for passengers arriving by car and to allow heavy goods vehicles access to the overnight cargo operators.'
Vehicle Control Services was approached for comment.
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