© Provided by Trinity Mirror Plc Credits: Birmingham Mail A furious mum faces a £690 bill – for parking outside her OWN home. Sam Sykes currently owes £420. That includes a £60 fine for leaving her 11-year-old Vauxhall Vectra outside the property, and £360 to cover the cost of the bailiffs’ visit. The bailiffs are set to return in the next few days, an unwelcome knock on the door that will cost Sam an additional £270. It is the outcome of a bizarre case that has rumbled on since November 2015, despite Sam having a permit allowing her to park outside her Northfield three-bedroom terrace. She paid £16 for the document. © Provided by Trinity Mirror Plc Credits: Birmingham Mail But Birmingham Council stressed the permit issue was something of a red herring. Sam was not parked directly outside her home and was on a single yellow line. Therefore, she would have been ticketed whether or not she was a permit holder. The 34-year-old, who shares her Maas Road home with partner Andrew, aged 47, and three children, said: “It is unbelievable. I didn’t park there to dash to the shops. “I parked there because I live there. I’ll admit I should have got the ticket, but why has it been allowed to get to this stage, bailiffs and everything?” “We just can’t pay what they want. “We are up to our eyes in debt. “The car’s a wreck and is probably worth £100 for scrap, but it’s the only…more detail
