Man’s parked car lifted by tow truck and double yellow lines painted underneath before he is fined

This is when a car was lifted by a tow truck before yellow lines appear to be painted underneath – with the irate driver saying he was then fined for ‘illegal parking’.

Bus driver James Dee, 43, says he drove to work as usual, parking his red Vauxhall Zafira on Beadman Street in Norwood, south London, one morning in May before starting his shift at a nearby bus depot.

He insists there were no lines or restrictions on the road when he parked.

But when he returned to his vehicle that evening, he was stunned to see that it was facing the opposite direction with double yellow lines under its rear wheel – and a parking ticket attached.

CCTV footage published in The Sun newspaper last night appears to show how the incident unfolded.

‘I could not believe it. Not only did the council move my car to paint the lines, they then had the nerve to issue a parking fine, which I have to appeal against,” said Mr Dee. The sun.

“I am absolutely furious, I am not paying a penny.

“Where I left my car, there were no lines at all, but when I returned that night around 8:30 PM, my car was facing the opposite direction to how I parked it, there were double yellow lines under my back wheel, and a ticket in my window.’

He says double yellow lines were painted underneath after his car was lifted off the road

Mr Dee says he was slapped with a £55 fine for illegal parking but appealed the ticket.

According to reports, Lambeth Council denied his claim and insisted he had parked on a single yellow line.

When he was given an increased fine of £110, Mr Dee managed to get hold of the CCTV footage from a local business.

With the help of the video clip, he has now formally lodged an appeal.

MailOnline has contacted Lambeth Council for comment.

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