A man in South London received four parking tickets, when a contractor painted a disabled bay around his legally parked car while he was away on holiday.

The disabled bay was put in place in response to a request from a resident.

While the owner agrees the disabled bay itself is important, he criticized the council's lack of notification before its creation, saying: "It's the same as doing an extension or any other road work - you let people know."

The video shows the contractor photographing the car after the painting is complete to alert the council not to issue a fine.

However, a parking attendant later placed tickets on the vehicle on separate days, as she was not made aware of the situation.

The car owner added that he had never had direct confirmation from the council that the PCNs in relation to the new bay were cancelled.

Croydon Council "apologized for the confusion" and confirmed that "the tickets were cancelled a week before the video was uploaded to social media".

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