A man who visited his sick father claims he was hit with a ‘disgraceful’ fine for putting a permit on the wrong side of his dashboard.
Paul Pescud travelled to Walthamstow last month and fumed when he returned to his car to find the £130 penalty notice.
He immediately appealed but has now been told he was unsuccessful.
Paul had tweeted : “Absolutely disgraceful, I got a parking ticket in Walthamstow.
“Guess what for, having a valid permit on the wrong side of my dashboard.
“Appealed it but got told 'sorry, rules are rules'.”
He added to My London : “I visited my elderly father in Walthamstow. I live near Cambridge. I put two visitor permits in my car given to me by my dad.
“I got a parking ticket because the permit was not on the kerbside of the dashboard and I didn’t write my registration number on it. Just seems excessive and unfair.
“I had a valid ticket and wasn’t late back to my vehicle at all.
“I’m not sure why that’s important anyway as it is locked in the car and you have to scratch off the time.
“It’s a joke.”
He was told his fine would be halved to £65 if he paid within two weeks.
Paul shared a section of the letter he was sent in response from Waltham Forest Council, which read: “Thank you for your correspondence regarding the above PCN and after considering all the evidence the authority is satisfied that the contravention occurred and that the PCN was issued correctly.
“I acknowledge the points you raised in your challenge, and I appreciate the circumstances you have described, unfortunately they are not sufficient to warrant cancellation of the PCN.
A Waltham Forest Council spokesman said: “In this instance the ticket was correctly issued as the vehicle owner did not supply their vehicle registration to validate their visitor parking permit, as clearly outlined in the instructions provided when it was purchased.
“Although we ask drivers to present permits on the kerbside of their vehicles, to prevent our staff having to put themselves in danger by stepping into the road, failure to do so is not a reason to issue a penalty charge notice.”
Last week a father said he has been "hounded" for seven months over a parking ticket due to his dyslexic son accidentally entering the wrong digits on the machine.
Colin Marshall, 62, said he has appealed four times over the parking fine, which has now reached £170.
Speaking to Lincolnshire Live , the dad said: "I am quite level-headed but it is still stressful getting demands when we have sent a ticket saying we’ve paid the landowner.”
