Workers paint lines UNDER car

Cheeky ... contractors lift Sally's car to paint lines underneath

A MOTORIST was stunned when workmen hoisted her parked car off a street, painted double yellow lines beneath it — then replaced it complete with a PARKING TICKET.

Accountant Sally Baker, 39, left her Peugeot 206 at the side of a road for three hours after checking there were no parking restrictions in place.
But she realised something was wrong when she returned to Little Quay Street, Manchester, to find her vehicle pointing the other way.
Seconds later she spotted the freshly-painted lines — and was horrified to discover she had also been given a parking fine.
Sally said: "I was absolutely astounded. I've been told they also hoisted a BMW and a Mini in an adjacent street, but I don't know if those cars got tickets as well.
"I parked up around 8.20am and checked there were no restrictions. There were no road closure signs, no cones - nothing to suggest anything was about to happen in that road.

"To find out the council moved my car and placed it on to double yellow lines they had just painted is disgraceful."
The parking ticket on Sally's car was declared void after complaints were lodged — and was replaced with a note saying: "Your car has been repositioned by the council."
Sally added: "In future, I suggest they close roads prior to putting new restrictions in place."
Rachel Christie, head of street management and enforcement at Manchester council, said: "We have instructed the contractor to stop issuing tickets in these circumstances."