PUBLISHED: 12:11 EST, 18 February 2013 | UPDATED: 02:51 EST, 19 February 2013 A man who was late to return to his parked car by one minute because doctors were telling him that his elderly father had terminal cancer was given a parking ticket. Kevin Hodges, of  County Durham, attended an appointment at the University Hospital of North Durham for his father Edward, 77, who was suffering lung cancer. Mr Hodges was expecting to attend a routine appointment on November 20 last year to receive news about his father, who was admitted to hospital five days beforehand. Kevin Hodges was fined him for overstaying in a car park by just one minute after learning about his father's terminal condition
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Kevin Hodges was called back by doctors who broke the bad news to him
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Late by one minute but was given £60 parking ticket
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Pleaded with operators LDK Security Group but they refused to drop fine
Mr Hodges claims he received a further blow when he first tried to appeal and @placeholder claimed he had parked illegally, blocking the main entrance for other vehicles and increased the fine to £90.