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| Man in Bradford traffic queue given parking ticket | |
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| A motorist who was waiting in a queue of traffic in Bradford has been handed a parking ticket. | A motorist who was waiting in a queue of traffic in Bradford has been handed a parking ticket. |
| Victor Hankins's car was filmed by a mobile traffic enforcement vehicle in a bus stop - while he was in a queue at a red traffic light. | Victor Hankins's car was filmed by a mobile traffic enforcement vehicle in a bus stop - while he was in a queue at a red traffic light. |
| Mr Hankins appealed against the council's actions, which he described as an "absolute joke." | |
| Bradford Council has apologised and cancelled the penalty notice, admitting issuing the ticket was a "mistake". | Bradford Council has apologised and cancelled the penalty notice, admitting issuing the ticket was a "mistake". |
| 'See you in court' | 'See you in court' |
| Mr Haskins said he consulted the Highway Code rules on waiting at bus stops before contacting the council. | Mr Haskins said he consulted the Highway Code rules on waiting at bus stops before contacting the council. |
| He said: "I told them that I would be removing the appeal and I'd be seeing them in court and I wanted the camera operative in the court with me. | He said: "I told them that I would be removing the appeal and I'd be seeing them in court and I wanted the camera operative in the court with me. |
| "At that point they overturned everything, apologised and the attitude couldn't have been more helpful and totally the opposite (from before)." | "At that point they overturned everything, apologised and the attitude couldn't have been more helpful and totally the opposite (from before)." |
| In a statement, Bradford Council said: "All images are checked before a Penalty Charge Notice is issued. In this case a mistake was made. | In a statement, Bradford Council said: "All images are checked before a Penalty Charge Notice is issued. In this case a mistake was made. |
| "When we find out that we have issued a penalty notice in error we cancel it and refund as appropriate. | "When we find out that we have issued a penalty notice in error we cancel it and refund as appropriate. |
| "We continue to monitor and review performance regularly to ensure any errors are minimised." | "We continue to monitor and review performance regularly to ensure any errors are minimised." |