extortionate

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In some places, it is cheaper to pay a fine than use an NCP car park, with some people opting deliberately to risk a fine rather than fork out for the "extortionate" charge.

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Annie Golding, 37, grew up Wells-next-the-Sea and wanted to stay living in the area, start a family and grow her business, but she found rents were "absolutely extortionate".

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He said the government had already asked the CMA "to look urgently at the extortionate prices" of fuel.

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The mother said she understood why Island Waste had its fine system but felt the rates were "extortionate".

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A mum-of-two has said the choice of food in Guernsey to meet her family's gluten-free dietary needs is "limited" and the prices "extortionate".

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