Motorist slapped with a parking fine in council car park - while illegal traveller camp on same site got off scot free

The mobile-home owner was hit with £70 penalty next to convoy of 13 traveller caravans 

An unlucky motorist was hit with a fine in a council car park – while an illegal traveller camp on the same site avoided punishment.

The mobile-home owner was slapped with a £70 penalty after apparently overstaying its allocated time at the location.

But at the far corner of the car park a convoy of 13 traveller vehicles - who had pitched up several days earlier - had not received tickets.

The holidaymaker was hit with a parking fine for taking up two bays (Image: Gosta Vou / SWNS.com)

Stirling Pickles posted: "Does this seem fair? A warden wouldn't go near travellers, but will ticket a tax paying citizen who's probably overslept in the camper.

"If I was a warden I'd give a hard knock on the door and explain. A ticket should be a final result."

Resident Gosta Vou said: "This holiday maker gets a ticket and this lot in the background get nothing."

Angry residents of a sea-side town have lashed out against parking wardens (Image: Gosta Vou / SWNS.com)

It is not the first time travellers have parked illegally in the town and not received a parking ticket.

Earlier this year a group set up an illegal camp on the Beach Lawns - but none received a penalty for doing so.

The latest convoy arrived at Locking Road car park last Sunday (27/08) but most have now left after being issued with a legal notice by the council.

North Somerset Council said it will now review the issuing of the ticket to the camper van.

Council spokesman Nick Yates said: "We would not have normally issued a ticket to a vehicle that was contravening the parking regulations at the same time as there are travellers parked on the same site.

"We will be reviewing the issuing of this ticket."