A woman collapsed and was declared clinically dead in a supermarket car park before paramedics managed to resuscitate her, only for the vehicle she had been travelling in to later receive a parking ticket while she was being treated. The incident has drawn attention as a stark example of automated or overzealous parking enforcement failing to account for genuine medical emergencies, prompting criticism of the process that allowed a fine to be issued in such circumstances.

The woman was brought back to life at the scene after suffering a cardiac arrest, but the car remained in the space beyond the permitted time while she received emergency care, triggering the ticket. The case has fuelled wider debate about parking operators' appeals systems and whether sufficient discretion is applied when tickets are contested on medical grounds.