A motorist has said his battle with a car parking firm has felt ‘like harassment’ after an error on his £1.50 ticket meant he was fined £100.

Matt Browne, from Willenhall, West Midlands, had popped into Walsall in February last year to buy some slippers for his dying father when he parked at the Waterfront Car Park.

The 50-year-old tried to buy a ticket online but failed to do so, so he ended up using the parking machine.

But the machine did not print his registration plate on the ticket in full and instead just one letter appeared. Matt insists this was due to a device error, but he received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) regardless.

He has now spent months fighting to get his fine overturned, saying that he didn’t notice the mistake due to concern over his dad’s wellbeing.

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