'Abandoned' car causes concern

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS STILL PILED HIGH

-  CARL EVE

PLYMOUTH residents say they are at a loss as to why a seemingly abandoned car full of packages destined for Christmas deliveries has been gathering parking tickets.

The car, which has been parked up in a Stonehouse street since the start of December, appears to have suffered damage to its passenger side. Its rear seats hold a number of Evri delivery packages, which one resident in the street told The Herald were clearly marked for addresses all around the city.

However, because the vehicle is in a residents' parking zone, it has been targeted by Plymouth City Council's parking enforcement officers, who have attached several penalty notices to the car's windscreen. 

The resident said that, while at first the car was an inconvenience, locals had become increasingly concerned after weeks went by and they feared the owner of the car - or at least the delivery driver using the car - had fallen ill or worse.