Akeel Ahmed says he had the "lightbulb moment" when he was clearing his garden and a stranger asked if they could park their car.
For £5 people can park all day, which is a saving on the £10.20 demanded by Heartlands Hospital for a 24-hour stay. This inspired him to pave the drive and to mark out 18 spots, with plans to extend to 20. There is also motion-triggered CCTV.However, he said his main customers were nurses and some had split the cost of a space with a colleague so it cost them just £2.50 a day.
"The nurses in particular can't get permits to park up . Here, £5 is nothing. And it's secure, every time a car goes in, I know about it. "I'm on the JustPark app and a lady left her car here for a month for £58 . It's good for the airport.
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