I was fined £5k by the council for parking my VAN over an honest misunderstanding... but I'm going to fight them over it
Daily MailA curry house owner is locked in a war with his local council after he was slapped with an eye-watering fine for launching an illegal advertising campaign on his van. Ifran Raja Ahmed was found guilty of parking his giant banner van on several roads around Yate in Gloucestershire, where he runs his Spice 37 food outlet. Ifran Raja Ahmed was found guilty of parking his giant banner van on several roads around Yate in Gloucestershire, where he runs his Spice 37 food outlet Mr Ahmed says 'we're all human and sometimes we make mistakes'. Retired NHS finance worker Kay, 77, also made her views clear as she strolled past the takeaway shop this week saying the banner is an 'absolute eyesore' Val, a retired accountant now in her early 80s, said she had not been aware of the fly-posting fine imposed on Mr Ahmed, but agreed his actions could have been 'very dangerous indeed' 'I hope this is the end of it now and we never see it parked up here again. On May 29, a council officer visited Spice 37 shop and spoke to staff there who provided the owner's name, Mr Ifran Raja Ahmed, and telephone number.
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