Homeless shelter bus in Cirencester given parking tickets

Image source, Gerry Watkins

Image caption, The Big Yellow Bus Project was started in 2017

A double-decker bus used as a homeless shelter could be forced to move, after it was issued two parking tickets in a week.

The bus, which was parked on Old Tetbury Road in Cirencester, received the tickets after parking in a bus bay.

Gloucestershire County Council said the fines would be cancelled as long as it was moved to a safe and legal spot.

The Big Yellow Bus only began operating on Christmas Eve and was issued the first fine on New Year's Eve.

Truck driver, Gerry Watkins, spent nearly 拢30,000 converting the double-decker bus having launched the project in 2017.

Mr Watkins said the county council were wrong to issue the two 拢70 fines because it was registered as a bus with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Councillor Joe Harris said it was ridiculous that it had been fined in the first place.