Hey! That's not on! Not on at all! The only thing that IS on is the Wheel On The Line! And that's acceptable in the Highway Code anyway, and seems even more acceptable in a Driving Test.

I was a bit late in life taking my driving test (I passed in May 2000). Upon returning to the Test Centre I was asked by the examiner to park correctly in one of the marked bays. The end result was as in your photo - one wheel on the white line. The examiner was fully aware, but didn't even comment on it when he went down the list of my minor faults when he told me I'd passed!

Now, had part of the tyre thread have been over the line?? Maybe Traffic Wardens should be supplied with micrometers?

Kevin - Actually the front wheel was OVER the line, although it's not obvious from the photo. I took the photo as evidence of the lack of vehicles on the car park before we moved off, but it was no good, the person at the Council said that we had broken the law and must pay the fine. Arseholes!

Looks like they'll stoop to anything to rip you off nowadays. I suppose little Hitler whooped with glee when he found a chance to issue his stupid ticket! What a pathetic mentality.

Well, our Council are strapped for cash due to Govt cutbacks and I suppose they see the shop owners and motorists as "cash cows".

I'm dreading the next Council Tax rise in April!

What has happened to my country? This is utter madness.

This happens in quite a few car parks around here. Mainly ones run by private companies who police car parks for Curry's etc.

The penalty notice is unenforceable and your friend shouldn't have paid it. The offence is committed by the driver of the vehicle and NOT by the registered owner.
The registered owner is not obliged to tell them who the driver was so they can do nothing unless they can provide photographic evidence of your friend driving the car.
I see no cameras in your photo??

Lots of threatening letters would ensue but should be ignored after sending a letter telling them to stop harassing you.

They would have to give up in the end??

Ken - I am the registered owner, but my friend was driving it (legally of course) because his car is off the road at present. He paid the fine. It is a Council owned car park, policed by their own attendants who apparently have been instructed to show no mercy and give no quarter! SS tactics. I'm surprised we weren't marched off to the gas chambers.

The only camera there was mine. I took the pictures before we moved off.

I had to download and enlarge that photo, and yes a part of the wheel does go over the white line. However, there's far more 'on' than 'over'.

Yes, what also struck me was the fact there were very few other vehicles parked on there. Now if that was on the congested Trafford Centre car park up here I could understand the draconian attitude, but down there in sleepy Leics??

Btw, is that the Gas Board's radio tower we can see rising above the rooftop in the background of the photo? (I could tell you a story about that!).

I notice that you are plagued by these awful spam comments as well.
They are a damned nuisance??

Heartfelt sympathy Keith. i think I would have been apoplectic.

It is one of my pet peeves when someone parks like that, but it's not worth 50 pounds (which I think is nearly $100). Outrageous!

Wow, your friend had to pay 50 pounds for parking ON the white line?

Re: You latest header pic.

So who's been wasting their valuable time playing around (yet again) with Paintshop?

I have to admit it's a bit good though, especially the fake graffiti.

Talking of graffiti, here's a couple of quotes I've 'lifted' off our local community website forum: -

" I keep seeing graffiti all over the place with the text "The Mavises" scrawled on a wall. It's mainly on the Eccles side of the M602 however I have noticed it creeping over the bridge into Monton."

To which someone replied:-

"Have heard they are at war with the "Norris Gang" "

Priceless!!

(Television's 'Coronation Street' soap serial viewers will probably appreciate that one the most).

I can't help wondering how the owners of really big people carriers manage. Those spaces look pretty small and your car isn't that big. Thinking about it - I suppose they don't mind paying £50 to park their cars

Kevin~ Keith hasn't had a telly for 12 years, so that comment is wasted on him. He wouldn't know who you were talking about!

Anji~ People who can afford to drive 4 X 4's and 'people carriers' are rich enough to wriggle their way out of any parking fines anyway.

I once saw a car with a big trailer attached, parked on TWO spaces, with a fine ticket (for overstaying by one hour) on the windscreen. I think he should have had TWO tickets!