I was fined for stopping in a bus lane when I nearly passed out

An outraged man has spoken out after he received a fine for pulling into a bus lane when he thought he was going to faint.

Gareth Orrill, 43, started to feel 'dizzy and nauseous' as he was driving along Newcastle Avenue, in Nottinghamshire.

He has been diagnosed with a heart condition called Atrial fibrillation and has been on new medication for the past three weeks, meaning that sometimes he struggles with difficult side effects.

Mr Orrill decided to pull into a nearby bus stop to gather himself before continuing on his journey.

The 43-year-old claimed he only stopped in the bus lane for 'a matter of seconds', but still received a fine.

I was fined for stopping in a bus lane when I nearly passed out

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