Emotional distress over parking fine winns motorist £20,000

This is by far the best story so far this month in the "you could not make it up" category Full story in the Telegraph. First ge gets fined then they get it wrong he sues them and wins Baliffs go into council they pay up.

Mr Noon then pursued his case for damages and when the council failed to appear at a county court hearing, he was given judgment by default and awarded £5,000 for each ticket, making a total of £20,000.

Officials at Newham Council were given a chance to challenge the award at the High Court, but again failed to show. Bailiffs were then dispatched to council offices in East Ham last November and began ripping out computers. They were about to unplug a crucial file server when the staff gave in and agreed to pay up as ordered by the High Court, according to a spokeswoman for the council

Read and weep this is public money!

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