Traffic warden issues parking ticket for 'car parked on driveway

Their car was given the ticket even though it stuck out into the street only slightly

Niall and Amanda McCarthy received the £35 ticket on Tuesday, which increases to £70 after 28 days ( (Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

A Stratford couple were shocked to discover a parking ticket on their car that they claimed was on their own driveway.

Niall and Amanda McCarthy received the £35 ticket, which increases to £70 after 28 days on Tuesday, for "parking in a restricted street in proscribed hours," the Daily Mail reported.

Ms McCarthy's white Volkswagen Golf was given the ticket even though it only slightly stuck out into the street.

Mr McCarthy told the paper: "It is just laughable really. The car was as tight to the house as we can get it. The fact that they had to physically walk onto my drive to put the ticket on just shows how ridiculous it is."

He added: "People have said how we are blocking the pavement but that is not what the ticket is for - it has said we have parked in a restricted street."

The family even use a small piece of wood in front of their house to drive within a centimetre of the wall without hitting the building.

A spokesperson for East Herts District Council said: "We will be happy to consider any information the motorist wishes to provide and will take it into account if the motorist takes up the right to challenge the penalty charge notice."