A Welshman has refused to pay a parking fine because it was only written in English.

Man refuses to pay fine

Man refuses to pay fine

Arwyn Groe - from Powys, Wales - was issued a £60 fine over the summer at a car park in Llangrannog, Ceredigion, and he has been told it has now been passed on to debt collectors.

The Welsh language campaigner has refused to pay up due to the initial penalty notice and subsequent correspondence being in English rather than both languages.

Tasmin Davies - the vice-chair of Welsh-language pressure group, Cymdeithas yr Iaith - said in a statement: "It is clear that neither the owner of the car park nor the company running it have any respect for or interest in the Welsh language.

"One campaigner has been to court after refusing to pay an English-only fine, and the company has decided not to listen.

"Private companies are not under an obligation to provide any Welsh language provision so they don’t."

Groe added to Wales Online: "They can’t hide behind a veil of ignorance about the situation anymore.

"As far as I’m concerned, giving in to their demands and threats would show a lack of respect for Toni's earlier stand, and send a message to the company that we are happy to comply with and accept their imperial arrogance. I’m not ready to do that."

He explained they have since threatened to send bailiffs to his home, but he wants to "stand with" Toni Schiavone, who won a similar case earlier this year.

He said: "Now, they are threatening to send bailiffs to my house, but the most important thing to me is to stand with Toni.

"I’m very frustrated with the weakness of the law, we must put pressure on the company in order to put pressure on other companies, and ultimately put pressure on the government."