A young motorist who was fined £424 after parking his car outside his own home is at risk of another penalty - for the same indiscretion.
Reece Dawson forked out the huge sum after a parking warden slapped a ticket on his Ford Focus, which he had parked outside his address in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.
But at the time, tens of thousands of music lovers had headed to a nearby park for Parklife festival and roads were congested with parked vehicles.
Reece and his family say they had only received two special residents' parking permits that the council told them to use during the festival weekend but, as the traffic warden didn't see a notice on the car, he ticketed it.
Now his family is again at loggerheads with Parklife organisers as they have not been issued with any parking permits at all for this year's gathering despite living close to Heaton Park where the event will take place, Manchester Evening News reports.
And last July, Reece, an electrician, received notification he had been fined £70, which could be reduced to £35 if he paid within 14 days. He appealed against it through the Bury Council website but his appeal was rejected.
At that point, he had 21 days to appeal again but didn't do. The next letter he got was from bailiffs asking for £189. Then they delivered another letter and the bill had gone up to £424 - which he finished up paying in full.
Speaking from the home in Prestwich, Reece's mother, Julie, said: "I have done a door knock in the street and discovered that out of 24 houses in the street - ten including us - have not been given any permits at all. Living at our home are my husband and myself, three adult children, and a 16-year-old and 17-year-old.
"We need seven permits as well as having vehicles for our own use Reece and my husband use work vehicles.
"I have been trying for the best of a week making numerous phone calls to Parklife 2023 to try and get this resolved. I also contacted a local councillor. The people behind Parklife are making a lot of money yet they can't sort out a simple issue of giving parking permits to people who rightly deserve them."
Parklife says it tries its best to communicate to households about the parking rule.
John Drape, a spokesman for the festival, said: "We distribute 15,000 letters with two parking permits in each - so that is 30,000 permits. We put up notices in churches and synagogues to get the message out. We are on our third distribution company. It is not perfect, it is infuriating and not foolproof. But whenever addresses are missed we do try and find out why. Sometimes there can be a legitimate reason - like being unable to gain access to flats or other properties.
"I am aware of Mrs Dawson's case and we hope to deliver her permits by today or tomorrow. She wants seven permits and that is what she will get. It is worth noting that Bury Council take a very pragmatic approach when it comes to residents who have been ticketed inadvertently. They cancel tickets when they are notified in good time."
