A driver from Birmingham, Alabama in the USA, has literally found it hard to open his front door due to the weight of parking tickets he is receiving. Scottie Roberson has been receiving up to ten fines a day and to date has clocked up over €13,000 in tickets. It seems the reason behind the fines is not down to a carefree parking policy but a cherished number plate. Scottie recently acquired the plate \'XXXXXXX\' which matches the default code that traffic wardens enter on their system when ticketing cars without number plates.

Complaints to the authorities got the worried driver nowhere, with one officially saying not to worry, as the city did not have the manpower to arrest him. However, it appears the problem has been sorted since a local newspaper became involved.