An Edinburgh driver has been fined £30 by the council for abandoning his electric car at a charging point after taking unwell.
Walter Grieve, 66, was using his local point at Drumbrae Library Hub and left the car all day to charge but failed make it back within the 12-hour limit due to coming down with a stomach bug.
Realising that he would be fined, he emailed Edinburgh Council explaining the troubling situation to appeal - but only received one response over a three-month period despite escalating the query to a complaint.
