Jonathan Vernon-Smith

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Presenter at BBC Three Counties Radio

Jonathan Vernon-Smith. Broadcaster @BBC3CR & co-host of 'The Luxury Podcast' @AudioAlways. Agent @MPCEnt. IG: jonathanvernonsmith

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Woman charged £4,586 for parking in Slough multi-storey

1 week ago | bbc.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith

Woman charged £4,586 for parking in multi-storeyJonathan Vernon-SmithYaditi KavaYaditi Kava had been shopping and went for dinner at Queensmere when she was accidentally overcharged for parkingA mum was left "in shock" after being accidentally charged £4,586 for a two-hour session at a multi-storey car park. Yaditi Kava, 39, said she had typed in her pin number at the exit barrier at Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough, without noticing the amount.
Woman charged £4,586 for parking in multi-storey

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Louise Parry

A mum was left "in shock" after being accidentally charged £4,586 for a two-hour session at a multi-storey car park. Yaditi Kava, 39, said she had typed in her pin number at the exit barrier at Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre in Slough, without noticing the amount. She said it took three weeks and intervention from the BBC Three Counties JVS Show before her money was refunded.
Couple who found migrant in motorhome are fined

Mar 10, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Henry Godfrey-Evans

A couple who discovered a migrant had clung to the back of their vehicle all the way home from France have been issued a £1,500 fine. Adrian and Joanne Fenton said they called police when they found the person zipped inside the cover of a bike rack at their home in Heybridge, Essex, in October. They later received a fine from the Home Office for failing to "check that no clandestine entrant was concealed" in the motorhome. The pair said they were drafting an appeal.
Essex couple fined £1.5k after a migrant hid on motorhome

Mar 10, 2025 | bbc.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Henry Godfrey-Evans

Couple who discover migrant in motorhome are finedJonathan Vernon-Smith & Henry Godfrey-EvansJoanne FentonBorder Force officials were called to Adrian and Joanne Fenton's home in Essex after they found the man hidden in their bike rackA couple who discovered a migrant had clung to the back of their vehicle all the way home from France have been issued a £1,500 fine.
Former prisoner defends 24 Hours In Police Custody

Sep 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Danny Fullbrook |Jonathan Vernon-Smith

Danny Fullbrook - BBC News, Bedfordshire and Jonathan Vernon-Smith - BBC News, BedfordshireSeptember 16, 2024 at 12:13 AM·3 min readA former prisoner defended the television programme 24 Hours In Police Custody, after it was criticised by a local council, and said it helped rebuild his life. In September 2019, Adam White, from Bedfordshire, unintentionally injured two men who had attempted to break into his home after he chased them with his car.
Housing group apologises for £3,500 overcharge

Apr 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alex Pope |Jonathan Vernon-Smith

A housing association has apologised after a woman in Hertfordshire was overcharged by about £3,500 over three years for a weekly maintenance charge. The woman, who did not want to be named, said her fee to Clarion Housing Group in 2013 was about £5 a week, but by 2021 it had increased to £25 and it rose to £42 in 2022. She said, despite complaining, it was only after contacting the JVS Show on BBC Three Counties Radio that she was paid back £3,481.01 and received an £800 goodwill top-up.
Fines for 'wild wees' in laybys will be paused

Mar 14, 2024 | msn.com | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Danny Fullbrook
Dacorum Borough Council pauses fines for 'wild wees' on A41 laybys

Mar 14, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Danny Fullbrook

A council that issued hundreds of fines to people urinating in a layby said it had paused giving out penalties. Data obtained by the BBC showed Dacorum Borough Council sent out 762 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for public urination at A41 laybys in Hertfordshire, in 2023. It said it was reviewing "enforcement action in this area" and would not issue new tickets during this period. The authority has not given out fines there since 19 January.
MP says depiction of Milton Keynes in EastEnders is 'out of order'

Mar 5, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Danny Fullbrook |Jonathan Vernon-Smith

An MP has said that the way Milton Keynes has been portrayed in EastEnders was "out of order". On Monday the character of Bianca Jackson, played by Patsy Palmer, returned to screens in scenes set in her home in Milton Keynes. One viewer, who has lived in Milton Keynes since the 1970s, said: "They've chosen my city, my home, as a place to depict as being a slum."The BBC press office declined to comment.
High Wycombe broken streetlight fixed after 21-month wait

Dec 17, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Jonathan Vernon-Smith |Alex Pope

A streetlight that was hit and damaged by a vehicle has been repaired after nearly two years. The light, outside Mark Chapman's home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was struck by a car in February 2022. It was cut in two, in order to be made safe, but remained in that state for well over a year, he said. Buckinghamshire Council apologised for the length of time it took to repair, but said it had now hired new contractors.