For the latest Oldham news sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here A postman has accused the council of ‘trying to make easy money out of people’ after being fined for parking at Heaton Park.
Lee Tracey says his family's visit to Heaton Park on Sunday (May 16) was marred by the fine, which he received for not parking in a designated space.
However, Lee claims that no signage or markings were present advising him that he should not park in the spot. In response, Manchester City Council says that the lack of parking space lines ‘makes it clear that motorists should not park in this area’. “I spoke to the traffic warden and he said it was not a space — but it has not got any double yellow lines or hatchings and there was no sign,” Lee, 42,
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