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Neil Shaw

Millionaire parks on double-yellow lines instead of finding parking

A boasting millionaire claims he uses double yellow lined-roads like 'VIP parking spots' - racking up more than 100 fines in the past year. Luke Desmaris says he's earning more than £100,000 per month through stock market trading so he'd prefer to 'save time' than find a regular spot.

A controversial video shows two clips of the 27-year-old casually walking from Harrods and the swanky Middle Eight Hotel towards his £90,000 BMW M4. Yellow fixed penalty notices (FPNs) can be seen on his windscreen, yet the voiceover explains 'broke people see a fine, but I see VIP parking'.

Luke has since claimed he's paid more than £7,000 in parking fines over the past 12 months, but he insists he doesn't care because his success means 'money doesn't matter'. The sixth-form dropout, who claims to own a £1.5million home, justified the stunt by explaining 'parking in London is a nightmare' and his 'time is valuable', so 'as long as he's not causing anyone harm he'll do what he wants'.

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