A PRISON van driver found themselves on the wrong side of the law after their vehicle was slapped with a parking ticket.

The GEOAmey vehicle was given a parking ticket for parking on double yellow lines outside Lewes Crown Court.

It is believed the van was parked outside the court throughout Tuesday March 7.

A GEOAmey spokesman said: β€œIt is our responsibility to transfer people safely and efficiently to the court. Lewes Crown Court does not have parking facilities for prisoner escort vehicles. In order to make a safe transfer to the Court, the prisoner escort vehicle had to park in a restricted area.”