Burnham calls taxi driver's £170 airport fine 'harsh'

ANDY Burnham has branded a taxi driver's £170 Manchester Airport fine ‘harsh’ and ‘a little heavy-handed’.

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Cameras were installed at the airport to automatically charge motorists earlier this year, removing the need for payment barriers so traffic can flow more smoothly.

Drivers have until midnight the following day to pay the £5 drop-off or £6.40 pickup fee.

When it was rolled out in March, Sue West, Manchester Airport's landside operations director, said: “We're always looking for ways to make our passengers’ lives easier.