WHEN Rex King asked two youngsters to move their blue MG from his drive, he thought that would be the end of it.

But two weeks on, the fully taxed and insured coupe - registered to a Birmingham address – has clocked up £250 in fines and threatened with destruction.

Illegally parked near the Van Diemans road junction, it sits strewn in four parking notices and a council letter threatening its removal.

The 82-year-old retired salesman, who lives in Lady Lane, told how he met the youngsters responsible, adding he’ll be glad to see the back of it.

He said: “It was the bank holiday just gone (Monday August 31) when I saw two youths pull up directly outside my drive. They had lifted the hood and were fiddling with the engine.

“I asked them to move it so I wasn’t boxed in, which they did, but since then I never saw them, and the car has just sat there a few yards away receiving fines.

“The council and police said it’s fully taxed and MOT’d, it’s registered to an address in Birmingham, I’ll be glad to see the back of it.”

The council letter, dated Thursday September 8, gives the owner seven days to move the vehicle, so now it could face the crusher.

Mr King continued: “I hope it goes soon because where it’s parked is a hazard.

“Buses have a hard enough time pulling into the road without the car being there.

“Also, I’m just a bit fed up of looking at it.”

The Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) tally up to £70 each.

If they’re not paid within 28 days, the person to whom the car’s register will have to shell out an extra 50 per cent, followed by a court summons.

PCNs are issued by the South Essex parking Partnership.

Formed in 2011, it brings together management of all highway parking enforcement in Essex.