An IT worker from Barnet is campaigning for Barnet Council to extend the double yellow lines in a “parking ticket hotspot”.

Elias Chrysostomou, 41, from Wellside Close, was given a parking fine in Trinder Road on Easter Sunday.

However, Mr Chrysostomou says that he did not realise that he was not allowed to park in this space as there are no yellow lines.

He believes that the road markings are misleading as the double yellow lines stop before a drop kerb making it appear that this is a valid parking space.

It is, however, a violation of The Highway Code to park alongside a drop kerb even if there are no double yellow lines.

Mr Chrysostomou said: “You think it is ok to park there because the yellow lines stop short of the drop kerb.

“I see cars parked there every single day and I assume that the council is giving tickets to people every day.

“I think it is totally unfair. If they just extended the lines then that would solve the problem.”

He added: “Every day when I see that spot it makes my blood boil.”

Mr Chrysostomou has now paid his parking fine to avoid seeing it increased from £55 to £110 but he wants to warn other people of the danger of parking in this spot.

A council spokesperson said: “This is a pedestrian dropped kerb near a busy junction which we have been enforcing when required.

"It is an offence to park in front of a dropped footway which will have been lowered to help pedestrians and those less able to cross the road.

"There is no requirement to place signs by, or yellow lines in front of a drop footway such as this.”