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When a grandfather saw a yellow parking ticketslapped on his car, he thought it would be another fine, but instead, it was something much more sinister.

Rob Swaine, 68, believes he has been deliberately picked on for having his car parked in a bay near his home opposite HMP Liverpool on Hornby Road. He has reportedly taken the issue up with Liverpool Council, but the situation has intensified as the former taxi driver received an alarming message.

In what appeared to be an official yellow parking penaltyenvelope, turned out to be a bogus ticket with a nasty and intimidating handwritten note tucked inside. The anonymous ticket was dumped on Rob's windscreen right outside his residence and read: "No parking here s***head. Be told."

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Rob, who has lived in the neighbourhood for 36 years, told the Liverpool Echo he wished to raise concerns about what he perceived as double standards regarding fines. The grandfather, who has also complained about incomplete double yellow markings and residents' parking spaces in his street, outlined how he was previously fined for leaving his car for four hours in a two-hour zone.

Rob claimed that a traffic warden specifically "targeted" his vehicle whilst other motorists could have been penalised. He told the publication: "I know I’m getting targeted. I’m not denying the car was there, if I’ve broken the rules then fine.

"I just want to meet someone from the council to say we’ve got a problem here and the signs aren’t right. Their job is to make sure every car is being checked.

"If these signs are wrong, we’ve been getting parking tickets unnecessarily.

"I’m paying for a ticket and I shouldn’t have to if that’s the case."

A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council said: “The limited waiting parking bays on Hornby Road are available for anyone to park in. There is a two-hour limit on the road and any car found to have stayed beyond this limit may be issued a parking fine.

"Hornby Close has a series of parking bays for residents only from 8am to 6pm, which are signposted.

"During these hours, cars that do not have a valid permit may be issued a parking fine if they are left in the bays.

"Anyone who believes a Penalty Charge Notice was issued unfairly may appeal it through the council website at liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking-fines-and-challenges/challenge-a-parking-fine/."