Traffic warden slaps parking fine on children's toy car as onlookers left baffled

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People have been left scratching their heads after a traffic warden slapped a penalty notice on a child's pedal car.A hilarious image of the vehicle was shared to Reddit, showing the small, bright pink vehicle displaying a yellow penalty notice on its front windscreen.

The toy – a mock-up of a Mercedes-Benz and evidently worse for wear with its front-left wheel detached – became the unexpected target of parking law enforcement after seemingly being abandoned at the side of the road."Spotted this parking offence on the way to work today," the amused user wrote, before it emerged the car was located in Northampton.

A fellow Redditor commented: "Bit harsh you can see the wheel is off they must be working on it." READ MORE: Stop potatoes from sprouting for good by placing them next to one particular fruit READ MORE: Oasis fans 'already stressed' for one reason as Gallagher brothers announce reunion tour One person pondered whether the ticketing might be a joke.

They askede: "Half of me thinks that's just an empty sticker, placed with a comedic sense of humour. But I've met these people in real life, and the other half of me thinks that there is probably a real ticket inside reporting an unregistered, untaxed vehicle parked illegally." In reply, another said: "I'm a traffic warden, and honestly, most of us are just regular people, we have a laugh just like everyone else.