Scarborough Borough Council has been left red-faced after accidently asking residents to pay for their parking permits with cheese rather than a cheque.
The error – described as ‘crackers' by one resident – was made in a letter from council officials giving residents the option to ‘enclose a cheese made payable to Scarborough Borough Council as payment’.
The gaffe was spotted by Numi Solomons who told local media she thought it was ‘brilliant’.
Twitter users were also quick to mock the mistake, warning the council of the downfalls of relying on spell-check.
