A motorist was hit with a £110 parking fine after a new disabled bay was painted around his car as he slept.

Matt Armstrong, 46, said the restricted parking zone was probably the result of a request from a former neighbour for a disabled spot two years ago.

The space was created outside his home in West Norwood, south London where Matt had left his Renault Clio overnight.

I was absolutely livid. It hadn't been a good week financially and then I was hit by this fine. It was dated March 31 and the painting must have been done either during the night or early in the morning. Nobody saw or heard anything. Matt Armstrong

Matt, a stage technician in London's West End, said his neighbour asked for a disabled bay for her husband over two years ago.

They never put one in and her husband died about two months ago. It must be quiet upsetting for her. They never delivered the parking bay while he was alive and her husband has only just recently died. Matt Armstrong

Matt's wife, Ali Bell, 45, who works in the costumes department at the Adelphi Theatre repeatedly asked the council about the fine

My wife has tried contacting them numerous times. They've put us through all the usual pillars and posts. I would like them to apologise to me and my neighbour. We don't need a disabled parking bay here, a man who needs one up the road already has one. Matt Armstrong

In a statement, Lambeth Council said: