{"id":43100,"date":"2023-08-23T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/?p=43100"},"modified":"2023-08-23T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T15:20:34","slug":"im-fuming-after-jobsworth-parking-warden-fined-me-100-while-i-changed-my-flat-tyre-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lethal-industry.com\/world-news\/im-fuming-after-jobsworth-parking-warden-fined-me-100-while-i-changed-my-flat-tyre-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m fuming after jobsworth parking warden fined me \u00a3100 WHILE I changed my flat tyre | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN ELECTRICIAN was slapped with a \u00a3100 parking ticket by a jobsworth warden \u2013 even though he was underneath his van which had broken down with a flat tyre.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Ellcock, 39, said he had the car on jacks and was preparing to get to work on the spare tyre when the miserable official began taking photos and told him to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-nick-ellcock-margate-received-839312892.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/b3711fc2-8dfd-468f-ae42-09da96490214.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Dad of three Nick explained he had broken down and wasn\u2019t actually parked but was given five minutes to get out.<\/p>\n<p>So he had to instead drive half a mile with a nail wedged in his tyre to try and fix at his home in Margate, Kent, last Saturday. Three days later his boss was sent the \u00a3100 fine,\u00a0reduced to \u00a360 if paid within two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nick had run over the nail shortly after dropping his partner off at Morrisons so pulled over onto an\u00a0old bit of nearby ground to assess the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s no common sense. The warden could see I was working on the van because it was broken.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE MOTORS NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23609285-1692788969756.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Our EV road trip was a disaster &#8211; we had to be towed 37 MILES<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23602365-1692724341052.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m an expert mechanic &#8211; here&#8217;s my easy tip to defog your windows<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cFlat tyres are an occupational hazard for electricians because every time you open your door a nail or a screw falls out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was clearly not trying to get in the way, but the warden couldn\u2019t give me a break and let me fix my van and go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He joked: \u201cNext time I\u2019ll try and break down the correct designated bay\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nick\u00a0eventually paid \u00a325 for a mechanic at a garage to fix the puncture with a plug \u2013 which will secure the wheel for at least another few months.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Motors<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23611611-1692785595369.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>CAUGHT ON CAM <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Warning for drivers as &#x27;sneaky&#x27; new speed cameras could be rolled out in UK<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23608554-1692781374367.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>GET OUTTA THERE<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Exact time to travel to avoid bank holiday chaos as 14m cars hit the road<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/signage-seen-along-existing-boundary-839514946.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>RED LIGHT<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rishi Sunak BLOCKED from overruling Sadiq Khan&#x27;s hated Ulez expansion<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/newspress-collage-23603561-1692722238243.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>I\u2019VE VAN IDEA <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>We worked 18 hours a day to turn van into a luxury home &#8211; now it can be yours<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0claimed he had no choice but to stop over safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>CPM insisted it was right to issue the fine but cancelled it after being approached by The Sun.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the parking warden issued the ticket as they believed Nick&#x27;s car had not sustained a puncture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2023-nick-ellcock-margate-received-839315224.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ec60cddb-c0d4-40df-8e0c-c5b88b2b121b.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/motors\/23617671\/fuming-jobsworth-parking-warden-flat-tyre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN ELECTRICIAN was slapped with a \u00a3100 parking ticket by a jobsworth warden \u2013 even though he was underneath his van which had broken down with a flat tyre. 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