Parking disputes can turn extremely inconvenient as well as expensive for some people. A man in the UK was fined for parking his car outside his house, despite using the same spot for the past 22 years.?
Mark Shrimpton, 62, had left his vehicle outside his homenear Mouswald, Scotland, as he took his dog for a 7 am walk, but upon return he discovered a parking ticket slapped on his car's windscreen, Metro reported.?
Shrimpton says he¡¯d rather dispute the ticket than pay up and intends to take matters to court.
¡°The ticket said I was parked on an unlit road without lights during the hours of darkness, but I¡¯ve parked in the exact same spot for 22 years without a problem.?I¡¯ve always parked there because my wife and daughter park their cars in the drive and there¡¯s no space for mine," he was quoted as saying by Metro.??
"I live just outside Mouswald between the village and the A75 and it¡¯s the only house on the street. It¡¯s a country road used by milk tankers and HGVs that get by no problem.?The police pass my house at least twice every day on their way back and forth from doing speed checks on the A75 and this is the first time I¡¯ve ever had a ticket," he added.?
Police have told?Shrimpton the ticket can't be revoked and he says he's willing to go to court to fight it. He said he was worried it could become a regular?occurrence?and he could be fined?every day for the rest of his life.?
Shrimpton says all of this stress could probably have been avoided if the police had used a bit of common sense.
"Maybe if the police had knocked on my door before issuing the ticket, it could have been resolved without a ticket.?I could have told them I¡¯ve parked there for 22 years and despite police cars passing every day, it¡¯s never been a problem before," he said.?
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "Officers in Dumfries and Galloway can enforce legislation in relation to parking that is considered to be causing an obstruction or dangerous and in a number of other circumstances; including parking a vehicle on a road in certain conditions during hours of darkness without showing the lights or reflectors required by law."
"Each incident is assessed on its own merit and if deemed necessary a conditional offer of a fixed penalty or a fixed penalty notice can be issued depending on the circumstances and offence," they added.
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