key workers have been left shocked after being hit with a parking fine as they enjoyed a post-lockdown takeaway treat in their car.
Heather Siddell and Matt Dawkins were slapped with the parking fine after they decided to order a takeaway from a tapas restaurant, Casa Del Mar on Middleton Road, Hartlepool.The duo from Stockton decided to try the place after a recommendation from a friend a few weeks ago.
After making the 30-minute journey to the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon, Matt, an NHS worker and Heather, who works in pharmaceuticals grabbed their food and sat in their car to enjoy it.
After not seeing any parking signs, council parking suspended and not seeing anybody purchase a parking ticket the couple assumed that they wouldn't.
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