A woman has criticised a traffic warden for giving her a £62 fine as she dropped off her severely disabled friend.

Marion Baker, 68, said she parked only for a few minutes in Croft Lodge Close, Woodford Green, on Monday afternoon while dropping off family friend 82-year-old Alfred Parker after a shopping trip.

Cars are allowed to park in bays that partly go onto the pavement in the narrow residential street - but not between 2pm and 3pm as part of measures to stop all-day commuter parking.

Ms Baker was given a ticket for parking in one of the bays at 2.20pm but believes she still should not have been fined because she was prominently displaying a blue badge.

The council-issued badges allow motorists some exemptions from restrictions such as yellow lines if they have a disabled passenger. 

Ms Baker, of nearby Charteris Road, accused the warden of being over-zealous.

She said: "I parked quickly to help unload his shopping, went in and when I came out again there was the ticket. I was so shocked and angry.

"The neighbours couldn't believe it either and all started taking photos. There was a van behind parked in the same way which didn't get a ticket.

"My friend is severely disabled and relies on people like me to help with his food shopping. I've been helping him for around three years but this has never happened to me before.

"Cars are normally allowed to park there and the blue badge was very clearly displayed. It was completely uncalled for".

Mr Parker, who has a pacemaker, suffers severe mobility problems and is partially-sighted, said: "I think it's awful that someone could be punished for helping me.

"If it wasn't for Marion I'd be lost. I felt so bad she'd got the ticket. I offered to pay it and now I'm worried to ask her to take me anywhere in case this happens again."

The Guardian is awaiting a comment from Redbridge Council over if it believes the ticket was valid.