An Edinburgh man has been slapped with a £30 fine by the council for abandoning his car at an electric charging point after falling ill.
Walter Grieve, 66, was fined by Edinburgh Council after he failed to collect his motor from a charging hub at Drumbrae Library within the 12 hour limit.He had left the car on march 6 to power up but became sick with a stomach bug, reports Edinburgh Live.He claims his attempts to explain the situation to the council fell on deaf ears.Walter emailed Edinburgh Council 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. You register with the council and get a card to use their electric car charging points then you receive an invoice later. "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."I chased up my appeal three times in the following weeks having had no response.
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