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Workmen were so determined to put down double yellow lines that they hoisted a woman’s car into the air and painted them underneath. They then replaced the vehicle the other way round – complete with a parking ticket. Sally Baker left her Peugeot 206cc on Little Quay Street in Manchester city centre because the road had unrestricted parking. But when she got back she found the vehicle was facing the other way with double yellows underneath. The fine was removed after the M.E.N challenged the workmen. It was replaced by a note saying: “Your car has been repositioned by the council.” At least two other cars – a BMW and a Mini – were also lifted up by a truck as the lines were painted on Little Quay Street and Atkinson Street, just off Deansgate. Sally, a 39-year-old accountant from Urmston, said: “I parked on Little Quay Street having looked carefully for any parking restrictions in place. “To find out that the council moved my car, without my permission and then placed it on to double yellow lines they had just painted is disgraceful. More