Oh well, people will still have to walk in the road then.

When I lost my dog (she got a bit old and daft and disappeared from an access road whilst I was cleaning my car)...I was so worried about her, that when 2 days later after ringing around absolutely anyone who would listen to my ramblings and finding a similar dog's description at Battersea Dog's Home... I drove down there, desperately trying to make it before they closed.

When I got there, having rung in on the way and got a promise they'd wait for me, despite the fact I was now 10 mins past their closing time...could I find anywhere to park?

Right outside is a red route...so I dumped it in the middle of a very wide pavement, bunged the hazards on..and abandoned ship....fully expecting it to get towed.

I couldn't care less...my best mate was missing.

Half hour later, came out with my dog....car was till there, no ticket, nothing. Couldn't believe it. I can only presume they all thought it was broken down and no one in their right mind would 'park' there.

Lucky dog.....Rover was it ?

Was actually, Rover 620SLi auto......log book said blue, but everyone else said it was green...sort of aqua marine colour.

Dog was called Amy....a cross breed scruff....she made it to 17.5