Anti-EU campaign suffers embarrassing fail when ‘Vote Leave’ battle bus is slapped with a parking ticket
Activists had only been gone for about 30 minutes when their big red vehicle was given the penalty
ANTI-EU campaigners were given a vote to leave they definitely didn’t want – as their official ‘battle bus’ was slapped with a parking ticket.
The red campaign bus was parked on one of the main roads in Harrogate while activists handed out flyers.
Sign-carrying supporters had barely been away from the vehicle for 30 minutes when it received the ticket from a council parking enforcer near the famed Betty’s tea room.
Harrogate borough council leader Richard Cooper said: “The ticket was issued to the Vote Leave campaign bus because it was parked illegally.
“It is a high profile reminder that everyone, no matter who they are, should park their vehicles legally and responsibly.
He said it was legal for the bus to park in that area because it was representing one of the official campaigns and would not have to be paid.
Members of the campaign had hoped for appearances by high profile supporters of the leave campaign such as former Mayor of London Boris Johnson or former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith.