Officers are urging drivers in Ely to use the city's free car parks. (Image: Cambridgeshire Police)
Police in Ely are urging drivers to make the most of the city’s free car parks after they spotted a vehicle parked on double yellow lines.
Officers from the East Cambs Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) were out on their mobile patrols in the Ely area when they came across a vehicle parked illegally on Newnham Street.
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Constabulary said: “We made attempts to locate the owner of the vehicle to ask them to move it, but were left with no other alternative than to issue a ticket.”
They added: “The cost of living is bad enough without a £30 fixed penalty for parking.
“There are several car parks in Ely that do not charge a fee for parking, so use them and save yourself some money.”
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