A taxi driver was fined £60 after stopping outside a branch of McDonald's for 47 seconds to pick up a passenger. Kam Parvez launched two appeals after being hit with the ticket for pulling up outside a McDonalds, picking up a customer and turning around - all in less than a minute.
The parking company claimed Kam had stopped in a no-waiting area, and provided a map to prove it.
Kam said: "I was in there for 47 seconds, including the U-turn and including loading the customer into the vehicle. I was parked outside of the restricted area. The customer was already waiting on the roadside.
"They rejected my appeal and included a site map. In there, the area has a red line which goes all the way to the entrance of McDonald's. It's bigger than the area they've marked out on the road. I want the public to know.
"They told me it was because I had entered the marked area and I had parked there. But I wasn't parked within the 'keep clear' area, I parked out of that area."
McDonald's has declined to comment as the incident did not take place on its land. StokeonTrentLive contacted iPark Services for a statement.
The fine has been overturned on appeal.
