An unfortunate man has been hit with a £30 fine after a bout of diarrhoea caused him to abandon his electric car at a charging point. Walter left his car to charge all day, but failed to make it back within the 12-hour limit. A fine mess.
Walter Grieve, 66, was forced to abandon his car at a charging point after coming down with a nasty stomach bug
An Edinburgh man has been hit with a £30 fine after a bout of diarrhoea caused him to abandon his electric car at a charging point. Walter Grieve, 66, left his car to charge all day at the Drumbrae Library Hub, but failed to make it back within the 12-hour limit after suffering from an unfortunate stomach bug,Realising he would be fined, Walter emailed Edinburgh Council to explain the situation to lodge an appeal – but only received one response over a three-month period despite escalating the query to a complaint.He said: ‘I usually charge it for about six or seven hours.
‘I had left my car on charge at ten in the morning and went home to have some lunch-I had been feeling unwell but managed to eat some food then became much more unwell later on. ‘I had an upset stomach and was an hour late collecting it, when I arrived at around 11.30pm I knew it had gone over the 12 hours limit. So I emailed the council early the next day to explain as I knew I would get a fine. I received the £30 overstay fine on March 6, and 11 weeks later I have still had no official response.
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