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Are you one of the many UK motorists that believe they have been the victim of an unfair motoring charge? If you are currently nodding your head, then don't despair, try using one of these genuine explanations given to one London borough council in the hope, albeit slim, that you may be able to overturn your motoring conviction.

However, you can't blame them for trying as fines for illegal parking in the City of London reach an incredible 120 per ticket. Furthermore, if you do have a valid pay and display ticket, remember to remove your previous day's ticket, as they will also fine you for that!

One of the more inventive motorists, trying to avoid a fine for driving in a bus lane came up with a UFO for his failure to pay his fine. The driver was so captivated by what he described as a UFO he inadvertently drove into the bus lane and was subsequently fined.

Are you colour blind? If so you may want to try this one; another unjustifiably fined motorist stated that they were unable to distinguish colour, and the yellow line they were parked upon was actually green at the time.

A London borough council spokesman has said that the imagination of some UK motorists was "quite impressive". Is it raining outside? If so why don't you just park where you like? According to one motorist you can: "It was raining. I thought I could park anywhere if the weather was bad."

One of the more amusing reasons for non payment of a parking fine by a London motorist was "I was only sleeping in the back of the car."The parking attendant could have asked me to move the car instead of giving me a ticket, although he would not have seen me as I had a blanket over my head."

Feeling sleepy? Getting the blanket out of the boot and covering your head is a sure-fire way to avoid a motoring offence right? Wrong! As this dopey driver found out, "I was only sleeping in the back of the car. The parking attendant could have asked me to move the car instead of giving me a ticket, although he would not have seen me as I had a blanket over my head."

Westminster City Council has recently stated those of us that park illegally in central London could receive written or verbal warnings instead of the current 120 fine.