I DON’T know how many of your readers have been caught out over the new parking restrictions outside the Winston Churchill pub, on Debden Broadway.

I parked there a few weeks ago and received a fixed penalty parking ticket. I later saw the parking attendant who had issued the ticket.

On speaking to him I pointed out that the parking there was suspended due to the restriction sign being blanked out. He pointed out that it was ‘not that’ restriction sign that applied but one further down right on the corner of The Broadway.

On looking at the sign in question, I noted that it was not parallel with The Broadway but parallel with Barrington Green which leads up from The Broadway alongside the Winston Churchill pub.

I took photographs of the two offending signs and the location and wrote to the vehicle parking department at the council pointing out the above, and my penalty notice was quashed.

I am sure there are many of your readers who have parked in this area and paid the fixed penalty notice placed on their vehicles without querying it.

Ralph Orchard, Millers Lane, Chigwell.