Parking fine FURY: Motorist hit with DIY bill after 'SELFISH' parking
BPM MEDIA Stuart Barber issued his own parking fine after a 'selfish' driver blocked him from getting to work
Stuart Barber, 50, from Hertfordshire posted the DIY “poor parking” fine to the windscreen of the Dodge Caliber which parked near his van in Bishop's Stortford. While Mr Barber admits the parking fine was a “bit tongue in cheek”, he was keen to make a point after parking on the road outside his home had become an “absolute nightmare”. He wrote on the fine: “Parking in such a stupid and selfish manner so that it prevented me from going out to work and losing a day's pay. "I normally charge £385 per day and therefore have raised an invoice for that amount. "Pictures have been taken and if this is not settled within seven days legal advice will be sought and court action may be taken. "Travel expenses from CM23 3JL. Additional coaching staff. Discount for early settlement 50 per cent off."
BPM Media The DIY parking fine called the driver out on his 'stupid and selfish parking'
Parking in such a stupid and selfish manner so that it prevented me from going out to work and losing a day's pay. Stuart Barber
Mr Barber told the Hertfordshire Mercury: "We have a really serious parking problem on Rhodes Avenue. "Every other road within one mile of the town centre has parking permits for residents and we've got nothing." The 50-year-old said he had parked close to the car behind him, which belongs to his son, on purpose to give someone else space to park in front of him. But he said despite this, the “inconsiderate” driver decided to park nose-to-nose with him, leaving a gap of up to four feet behind them. He said he was left with no other option than to ring the police, but said they quickly told him off for dealing with the matter himself. Mr Barber said: “Normally the police are cool, they ask the registration number and then call them up and say, ‘You are blocking someone, you need to move’.
BPM MEDIA Mr Barber said the 'inconsiderate' driver parked nose-to-nose with his vehicle