A furious tourist has slammed a fine he received for parking on a "single yellow line", which he's convinced is white. Scott, who wishes to be known by his first name only, stopped on Inverleith Place in Edinburgh during a visit to the Trinity area of the capital on Monday, June 6.
The 34-year-old parked his car before taking his dog for a walk in the neighbouring Inverleith Park at around 3pm.However, upon returning to his car an hour and a half later, Scott was stunned to find a Penalty Charge Notice stuck under the wiper blade.
Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Scott said: "Confused, I opened it to find I had allegedly contravened some sort of parking restriction. "Free parking around that area during the week is tricky to find, but I noticed a short stretch of road between some double yellows and a set of "Pay and Display" bays, which at the time were active, according to the sign."Along this stretch were the remains of a very worn-out line.
The parts of the line that were still there were white, and I'm sure anyone else who looks at them would agree: not even slightly yellow."There was a driveway entrance along that short stretch of road and a wall, so I assumed the white lines were old "access protection" markings - which I should note are entirely advisory and not legally enforceable.
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