A driving instructor whose car ran out of petrol thanks to the ongoing shortage got back to his broken-down car, after running to the garage, to find a traffic warden slapping a ticket on the windscreen.
Kelyon Ross saw the traffic warden issuing a fine as he returned to his car with full jerry cans from a nearby garage.
The traffic warden refused to overturn the fine despite the fact he had run out of petrol and couldn't move the car, and appeals have been rejected, reports MyLondon.
Kelyon said: “Like everybody else I was driving along trying to find somewhere to fill up, but traffic was backed up everywhere.
“Suddenly my car shuddered to a stop, so I just pulled in where I could and looked for somewhere to get petrol as I had a driving test coming up.
“When I came back with the petrol can I saw a guy giving me a ticket. I asked him what he was doing but he just ignored me.
“I guess he was just doing his job, but you’d think people at the council would take a second look after I explained the situation.”
Kelyon's parked car after he was given a parking fine (Image: Kelyon Ross)
Kelyon said that despite parking on a single yellow line, he was not in a dangerous position.
Brent Council said the circumstances did not “invalidate the penalty charge notice” as he should still have adhered to the parking rules in place.
It added it was “satisfied” with the traffic warden’s actions and would uphold the ticket.
Kelyon is cintinuing the appeal process against the ticket.
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