Mobile mechanic and customer fined £130 in ten minutes on “honey trap” road

Road restrictions were breached but council is accused of profiting from confusing and badly positioned signs

Mobile mechanic and customer fined £130 in ten minutes on “honey trap” road
During peak times, from Monday to Friday, turning into and driving down the street from St Ronan’s Crescent is forbidden but the council has been accused of confusing and poorly positioned signs. Image: Google Street View.

A mobile mechanic and his customer have been fined a total of £130 in just ten minutes on a road which brought in £138,000 for the local council in four years.

Dr Guliani was ordered to pay a £65 penalty to Redbridge Council when mechanic Robert Marks drove his car on to Fairlawn Drive, Woodford in Essex after servicing it.

Just ten minutes later, Mr Marks was fined the same amount when he left Fairlawn Drive in his own car.

Mr Marks charges £75 for servicing a car and was left with just £10 to show for his day’s work after the council’s fine.

The fines were issued because turning into and driving down the street from St Ronan’s Crescent is forbidden during peak times.

Badly positioned signs

Redbridge Council has been accused for its “confusing and badly positioned” signs.

Mr Marks said: “Nobody in their right mind would break the parking restrictions to lose £130 in ten minutes.

“This is a scandal that the poorly displayed signs and design of the road benefits the council in this way.

“I have no endorsements on my driving license, never had parking fine and yet ten minutes in this area where you can get lost in a maze of roads like a spider’s web the council hit you £130 in their honey trap.

“Did I want to lose this amount of money in such a short period of time?

“The answer is no.

“The council should rectify the poor display signs and make it absolutely clear that you could be about to commit an offence instead of fines by stealth.

“Does anyone on the council actually earn £130.00 for ten minutes work?”

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