A great-grandad was left shocked after facing fines of up to £1,560 for parking near his home. Peter Lee was given 12 parking tickets by Kensington and Chelsea Council after a blunder meant his permit wasn’t registered correctly. The retired fashion designer’s Mercedes was covered in yellow parking fines and a traffic warden even warned Peter his vehicle could be towed if he didn’t pay the incorrect fines.
The 77-year-old said: “I have had two weeks of sleepless nights [while the issue was solved]. I was worried that my car was going to be towed away. I’m about to be a great-granddad for the second time and I would like to be able to speed down to Rochester and support my granddaughter. I could have been unable to do that. There should not have been an issue in the first place.”
The Notting Hill resident tried to pay his £250 parking permit for the new year but because of a delay in updating the council’s system, parking officers didn’t know Peter had paid his dues. The council has now sorted the problem and Peter will not be charged.
