A motorist named Jamie Chalmers, 21, has urged fellow motorists to enable Google location history on their phones after he received a £100 fine for parking despite not even using his car that day. He was able to prove his innocence because of his location history.
Mr Chalmers was issued with a parking fine for overstaying at a car park for three hours, The Mirror reported.
However, the 21-year-old, who had been out celebrating his birthday, knew that he didn’t park his vehicle in the car park because he didn’t use his vehicle at all on that day.
He decided to appeal the fine. In the end, he was successful as he managed to prove his whereabouts in Portsmouth, Hants, by accessing his Google Location History.
Using Google’s location history, drivers are able to review a timeline of their location in past days, weeks and months through the Google Maps app.
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However, doing so may not work for everyone as appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
He said: “I won, but a lot of people might not be in the same position.
“You have to turn on your Google Location History for it to work.
“I recommend other people use it to save themselves paying a fine they shouldn’t have been given.”
Express.co.uk has contacted Premier Park Ltd for comment.
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