A meter made in northwest London, UK targeted the car of a man who had been taking his dying wife to the St Johns Wood Medical Practice. On his way, his wife's condition worsened and so he stopped in a no-parking zone and called an ambulance to rush her to Saint Mary's hospital in Paddington. The husband accompanied his wife who later died of the heart attack.

Although he left a note explaining the situation on his windshield, a meter maid left a £50 (US $95) parking ticket. One witness told the Evening Standard newspaper that the meter maid actually said, "It's not my problem, I've got a job to do," after being told of the tragic circumstances involved.

Westminster Council canceled the fine.