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A McDonald's customer has been threatened with legal action after being hit with a parking fine of nearly £200 for spending more than 20 minutes at a drive-thru.

Ed Chatterton, 42, was handed the hefty bill after stopping at the fast food chain for a £7.19 Chicken Selects meal at the branch in Walsall , West Mids, on July 25.

He's now been threatened with court proceedings despite claiming he received no notification of the fine in the post - until debt collectors got in touch last week.

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The letter from debt recovery company Trace said the original fine of £60 had now risen to £170 and he now faced possible legal

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