Woman fined for trying to stop lorries parking illegally outside own house

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A woman claims she was fined for trying to stop lorries parking illegally outside her own house.Sarah Pitt, who lives in a 400-year-old cottage in Belper, Derbyshire, said many HGV drivers park in front of her home on single yellow lines, despite it being against the law.The 56-year-old said the rules are reportedly ignored by many, who park there for hours between 9am and 7pm without punishment, Derbyshire Live reports.Sarah has been in dispute with Derbyshire County Council for over a year about the issue.

She is desperate to get new signs installed or double yellow lines painted to stop lorries from parking there.In a bid to prove her point, Ms Pitt parked her own car outside her house to prevent bigger vehicles from pulling up - but a traffic warden turned up 10 minutes later and slapped her with a ticket.

She said: "You couldn't write it. I feel not just claustrophobic, but it's become a miserable place to live, and it's a shame.

If the drivers stopped for five or 10 minutes, it'd be fine. "But I don't know if it's going to be five minutes or five hours.