The police car in the disabled bay (Picture: Facebook)

A woman in Spain has been fined €800 (£570) after she took a picture of a police car parked in a disabled bay.

The woman was tracked down within 48 hours of taking the picture and posting it on Facebook with the caption ‘Park where you bloody well please and you won’t even be fined’.

She fell victim to a controversial new gagging law in the the country that prohibits ‘the unauthorised use of images of police officers that might jeopardise their or their family’s safety or that of protected facilities or police operations.’

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A spokesman said officers were at the scene to deal with some vandalism in a nearby park in the town of Petrer, Alicante.

Speaking about the fine, the officers said they felt the woman had attacked their honour.