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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Aled Thomas & Ryan Fahey

Driver hit with fine for charging electric car at Lidl reveals crucial mistake

An electric car owner has warned other EV drivers they can be fined for charging their vehicle in supermarket car parks.

Electric vehicle owner Max Wilkinson - who is also a Cheltenham Councillor - recently bought a four-year-old hybrid Mini Countryman.

Max said he lives in a street without EV charging facilities, so took it on a shopping trip to his local Lidl - hoping to kill two birds with one stone and power it up while buying groceries.

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