I was fined £50 ‘absurd’ even though my car only parked INCHES on the white line

A DRIVEN has been shocked to be fined £50 after letting his car cross a white line just inches.

Martyn Longbottom, 62, parked his Mini in a Sheffield car park on Tuesday – and returned to find he had been pinged for “improper parking”.

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Martyn said he plans to appeal the allegation – which he calls “disgusting” and “ridiculous”.

When he asked a parking attendant why he was fined, he was told it was because he had parked on a white line.

He told Yorkshire Live: “I said I had paid and had the ticket in the car so I asked what I had done wrong.

“She [the parking attendant] said I parked on the white line. “

He claimed the reason he had to park his car across the white line of the bay was that there was a “big truck” parked in the open space next to him – but it had already left by the time he was fined.

When speaking to the valet, Martyn said she “laughed” as he tried to plead his innocence.

He also said: “I didn’t commit a crime. I couldn’t believe it, I was told I should have parked in the bay.”

“It’s the end space and it [my car] just above the white line. “

The fine would be reduced to £25 if he paid it within 28 days.

Martyn also said he is in the process of making a complaint to Sheffield City Council.

The panel has been contacted for comment.