My wife and I live in Worcester and left in the early hours to be at Gatwick airport at 08:30am. As we were a little early, we stopped at McDonalds for a coffee at Gatwick Airport South Terminal. We were there approximately 20 minutes, I then dropped wife off at departures to catch her flight. I returned to McDonalds to have breakfast before starting my journey back to Worcester. As I had been on the road for more than 4 hours already I felt a rest break was necessary for safety. Imagine my anger when I received a parking charge notice for £50 from MET Parking Services Limited. This stated that I had returned to McDonalds in 29 minutes, which constituted a breach as its minimum period for returns is 120 minutes. I have never heard of a restaurant fining its customers for returning. I can understand its position if people are staying in the restaurant and carpark for 3-4 hours but this is something I have never come across before. Any ideas what I can do about the ‘fine’? I would also like to warn other motorists about this pitfall. The government's campaign to drive safely and take a break, doesn't seem to have registered with McDonalds. According to my parking charge notice I could be liable for the county court and bailiff.