A Welsh council has launched an investigation into why a wheelie bin was hit with a parking ticket while it stood on double yellow lines.
Carmarthenshire Council later confirmed no ticket was inside the penalty charge notice, describing the actions of the local parking warden as a 'humorous incident'.
However the local authority added that it has now launched an investigation into why the Biffa bin was slapped with the fine.
Salesman Mike Jones, 54, told Wales Online: 'It appeared the warden slapped the plastic ticket envelope on the bin in a moment of hi-jinx after a member of public pointed out it was parked on double yellow lines.'
Carmarthenshire Council traffic and safety manager John McEvoy said: 'The officer was patrolling the area when a member of the public pointed out that the wheelie bin was an obstruction, and asked if he was going to book it.
'The officer, in a light-hearted moment, wrapped a Penalty Charge Notice envelope around the bin handle.
'There was no ticket issued, it is not possible to book a wheelie bin or anything that is not motorised.
'Although this was meant as a humorous incident, we take this kind of thing very seriously and have launched a formal investigation into the conduct of this officer.'
A spokesman for waste collection company Biffa said 'It's a relief to learn that the bin in question isn't in trouble with the council.
'The ticket issued was simply a throw-away gesture and proved to be a load of rubbish.
'We are wheelie careful and do our best to make sure that our bins are in the correct locations at all times.'
