Butcher blocks free car park with van claiming commuters ruin his trade

A fed up butcher has taken matters into his own hands to stop railway commuters filling up a free car park.

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Butcher Mark Broadbent with his van parked across the car park entrance

Mark Broadbent says it means shoppers are unable to park costing businesses trade over the past 12 months.

He says his concerns have fallen on deaf ears at the council forcing him to block off the entrance to the car park with his van every morning until about 8:30am.

Mr Broadbent, owner of Broadbent L&M butchers in Coseley, said: “I’ve heard people are travelling from as far away as Wombourne to park here to get the train to Wolverhampton because they haven’t got to pay.

“They’re filling the car park up by sort of quarter past, half past eight.