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A McDonald's diner has been threatened with legal action after getting a parking fine of £170 for taking longer than twenty minutes to eat his meal at a drive-thru.

Ed Chatterton was slapped with the hefty bill for eating his £7.19 Chicken Selects meal too slowly at the branch in Walsall, West Midlands, on July 25.

The 42-year-old has now been threatened with court proceedings despite receiving no notification of the fine in the post - until debt collectors got in touch last week.

The letter from debt recovery company Trace said the original fine of £60 had now risen to £170, adding that Ed faced possible legal action for failing to pay.

The married dad-of-two said he didn't realise there were such strict parking restrictions in place at the branch.

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