Bizarre moment Uber driver stops on ziz-zag lines outside school to wash his car

This was the surreal moment an Uber driver stopped on zig-zag lines outside a primary school to wash his car. Stuart Allsopp was driving past Littlemoor Primary School, in Oldham, when he noticed a white Toyota Prius parked illegally during school hours.

He captured footage after pulling over nearby, with the video showing the Uber driver washing his car's windscreen and bonnet. Mr Allsopp told the Manchester Evening News: "After I had parked up I saw they had astonishingly, decided to get out and clean their car whilst on the lines.

"Pulling up the wipers, spraying the screen, washing the lights. So this wasn't a pick up, this was sheer entitled arrogance."

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After watching the bizarre car washing episode unfold shortly after 10am on June 5, Mr Allsopp sent the video to Oldham council. He hoped the local authority would be able to use the footage to issue a fine to the driver - but he managed to escape any punishment thanks to a legal loophole.

Mr Allsopp said: "I contacted Oldham council parking to submit the evidence and for them to issue a ticket and was given a word salad of a reply some hours later saying they would send someone to look. Several hours after the driver had gone. Pointless."

Mr Allsopp says he followed up the email to check if if the driver had since been issued with a ticket. He later received a reply, in which the council stated the incident would have had to be witnessed by a parking attendant in order for a ticket to be issued, and that the driver could not be fined based on the footage.

"The arrogant driver had got away with this because Oldham council can't be bothered to issue a ticket," Mr Allsopp added. "Is it any