car's shadow was in a disabled spot.Matthew Cole, a self-employed gardener from London, said he was "gobsmacked" when he opened a letter from Lewisham council earlier this month alleging he had parked illegally.
The fixed penalty was said to relate to an offence committed when he left his vehicle outside Blackheath Post Office in March, reports MyLondon.But photographs sent to him by the local authority show his silver Ford estate car parked in an unmarked bay situated next to the signposted blue badge spot.Only the shadow of his vehicle appears to be in the restricted disabled bay.Raging against the fine, Mr Cole told MyLondon: “It’s absurd.
There’s no signage where I parked and the photos they sent me only show the shadow of my car in the disabled spot. "I was taking my daughter to a football match on the heath and had parked there before without problem.
Having not got a ticket at the other times, I personally don’t think I should have got a ticket this time."He described the council's decision to send a letter as "completely wrong", as "they’re enforcing something that’s not there"."I think £65 is not a lot to many people today but the principle is wrong.
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