A HAMPSHIRE man who did not pay a parking fine has been slapped with a court bill of almost £400.

Scott James Drake was given a parking fine after failing to display a valid ticket while parked at Church Path Car Park, Gosport, on January 20.

Portsmouth Magistrates' Court heard Drake failed to pay Gosport Borough Council the parking fine within 21 days.

Drake, whose age was not given in court, was proved to have committed the offence in his absence.

Drake, of High Street, Lee-on-the-Solent, he was fined £220, ordered to pay compensation of £70, costs of £70 and a victim surcharge of £30.