To date, he has racked up an average of £600 pounds worth of fines a month - and pays the lot. And he always parks in the same place, on Glasgow's city centre double-yellow lines.
His car is a Rolls Royce Phantom. As car geeks will know it is two metres wide, six metres long, weighing two-and-half tons. This makes it to big and heavy to be lifted and trucked away.
The owner is one, Alan Love, and he is happy to pay the fines. "The problem I have is my car is too big to fit into any of the car parking bays or car parks. I don't mind paying; I gets me close to my office, and the wardens are all very nice."
A few citizens are irritated by what they see as the rich getting special treatment and breaking the rules, but he always gets a ticket and always pays it, unlike the mystery woman in Glasgow who has amassed £28,000 of fines and never paid one. Other citizens think he brings a bit of class to the street. For thei part, the council play tough with any driver flouting regulations but, "He pays a high price."
Council officials, wary of public opinion, threatened to buy a bigger truck. "I've heard the rumour," says Love, "So, I've ordered a Dodge Magnum Pick-up from America. It's far too big and heavy to be lifted or sit on the back of any removal truck."
Last year Glasgow City Council collected £5 million in parking fines, £1 million down on the previous financial year. With that fall in revenue it will be shrewd to allow Mr. Love to keep parking and paying.
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