Moorways Sports Village offers three hours of free parking but drivers are still being fined
A councillor said there had been "teething problems" with parking when the centre openedMore than 1,600 parking fines have been issued at a Derby leisure centre since it opened in 2022.
The penalties have been handed out in the 12 months since the £42m Moorways Sports Village opened its doors,Visitors get three hours' free parking if they enter their vehicle registrations but face fines for staying longer if they do not pay and display. Derby City Council said the new centre had been popular and the "overwhelming majority" of drivers had abided by its parking rules.Sinfin and Osmaston councillor Nadine Peatfield said: "It sounds to me like there were a lot of teething problems at the beginning and a lot of those fines were not enforced. I have been assured in the last six months things have settled down.
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