A PENSIONER has been slapped with an astonishing £70 fine for parking outside his own home. Mick Carter, 70, said that he has used the same space for thirty years and that there were "no yellow lines" or "parking restrictions" on the street when he left his vehicle on this occasion. 2 Mick Carter was left stunned after receiving a parking penalty for parking right outside his home Credit: Kent Online 2 The 70-year-old has parked in the same place ever since a ramp was erected directly outside his home five years ago Credit: Kent Online Having bought his property on Plains Avenue, Maidstone, 35 years ago, Mick was stunned to receive a letter through the post advising him of the £70 penalty.
Mick claims that ever since a series of speed ramps were added to his road he has been able to park on the one directly outside his home with no issues. However, this all changed when he received a notice expecting him to pay the fine. Mick told Kent Online : "I couldn’t believe it.
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Parking can be difficult here. "I went down the road and knocked on the houses at either end of the other speed ramps to see if anyone else has had a ticket, but no one has, just me." According to the letter , concern was raised after Mick's car was left on the ramp which is a "special enforcement area on part of a carriageway raised to meet the level of a footway, cycle track or verge.
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" Talking about the lengthy process, Mick described it as "pretty stressful". He also said he has still been left with questions about why the ticket was issued in the first place. The Sun has approached Maidstone Borough Council for comment.
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