Lines painted around parked car

The lines were painted around the parked car

A teenager has been given a parking ticket after double-yellow lines were painted on either side of his car while it was parked in Stoke-on-Trent city centre.

Jack Williams left his Peugeot 205 in the city's College Road to catch a train into Birmingham last week.

When he returned, lines had been painted around the car and there was a £28 parking ticket on his window.

The 19-year-old charity worker, from Longton, said when he moved his car, there was a car-length gap between the sets of yellow lines.

Ticket rescinded

He was so shocked, he said he bought a disposable camera from a local newsagents to photograph what happened.

"I was staggered almost beyond belief that something like that could happen," he added.

"The double-yellow lines were definitely not there when I parked the car. It was so surreal that I have got to laugh about it now."

A Stoke-on-Trent City Council spokesman said Mr Williams' ticket had been rescinded and apologised for any inconvenience caused.

"It is normal practice for contractors to paint yellow lines around cars and then the gaps to be filled in later," he said.

He added that it was not normal for cars to then be ticketed.