A dad has been left furious after he was slapped with a £65 parking ticket while he was at his mother-in-law's funeral.
Rob Healy was fined by Westminster City Council for parking in a spot in Paddington, London, on Friday, April 22.
The 49-year-old and his family were attending a funeral service for his mother-in-law at the time of the fine, My London reported.
Rob had bought vouchers from the council so he could park there.
When he left the funeral and saw the ticket he felt "angry" and confused as to why he had been fined.
"It's the last thing you want to see. It was a sad enough day as it was," Rob said.
"On top of everything else on the day of a funeral to find out you have got a parking ticket really rubs it in. It's upsetting enough.
"I was angry. It just rubs salt into the wound."
Rob said photos taken of his car by council staff show the vouchers were visible when he was fined.
Rob's mother-in-law was born and lived in Paddington in west London along with many of his family members.
He said they were well aware of the parking restrictions in the area and were shocked when they saw the ticket as they had done all they could to avoid one.
"My niece came back early about eight o'clock," Rob continued.
"She called me to say there was a parking ticket on my car. We were very surprised obviously."
Rob was told he could pay a £65 penalty within the first 14 days of being fined or pay £130 within 28 days.
Rob said he has appealed the ticket and is waiting for a decision from the Westminster City Council.
Raj Mistry, the council’s executive director of environment and the city, said: “The parking ticket was not valid as scratch cards are only to be used in visitors’ parking bays and not residents’ bays.
"However, on this occasion discretion has been applied with regards to the PCN, the charge has now been cancelled and is no longer outstanding on our system.”
