By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:10 EST, 17 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 17 May 2013 . A police officer allegedly parked illegally on double yellow lines so he could collect a meal from McDonald's. A lorry driver took a photograph of the police car as it blocked his exit from a Texaco garage forecourt in Strood, Kent. The trucker said he saw the police officer get out of his car and go into the fast food outlet before returning minutes later, eating a burger. The photograph taken by a lorry driver of a police car parked on double yellow lines outside a McDonald's . He said: 'This police officer parked there, seeing that I was about to pull out. He then sauntered into the McDonald’s for his food and then sauntered out with it five minutes later. 'People parking on this set of double yellows cause a great deal of problems for trucks trying to exit the truck fuel pumps. 'The reason the yellow lines are there is to prevent accidents with trucks trying to manoeuvre around this tight corner. 'Members of the public park here and frequently become quite abusive when we ask them to move. The police are setting a bad example. The longest I’ve been stuck waiting to get out is about 20 minutes.' 'He sauntered into the McDonald’s for his food and sauntered out with it five minutes later' Unnamed lorry driver . A spokesman for Kent Police said: 'We take reports of this nature very seriously and the incident is currently under investigation. 'Where evidence of an alleged road traffic offence or parking offence is brought to our attention we will review any such evidence placed before us and deal with the incident in the most appropriate manner. 'Options available to us include issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or a report for summons.'
Police officer accused of parking illegally to collect McDonald's meal .
Car photographed on double yellow lines in Strood, Kent .
Kent Police said the incident is 'under investigation'
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:10 EST, 17 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 13:23 EST, 17 May 2013 . A police officer allegedly parked illegally on double yellow lines so he could collect a meal from McDonald's. A lorry driver took a photograph of the police car as it blocked his exit from a Texaco garage forecourt in Strood, Kent. The trucker said he saw the police officer get out of his car and go into the fast food outlet before returning minutes later, eating a burger. The photograph taken by a lorry driver of a police car parked on double yellow lines outside a McDonald's . He said: 'This police officer parked there, seeing that I was about to pull out. He then sauntered into the McDonald’s for his food and then sauntered out with it five minutes later. 'People parking on this set of double yellows cause a great deal of problems for trucks trying to exit the truck fuel pumps. 'The reason the yellow lines are there is to prevent accidents with trucks trying to manoeuvre around this tight corner. 'Members of the public park here and frequently become quite abusive when we ask them to move. The police are setting a bad example. The longest I’ve been stuck waiting to get out is about 20 minutes.' 'He sauntered into the McDonald’s for his food and sauntered out with it five minutes later' Unnamed lorry driver . A spokesman for Kent Police said: 'We take reports of this nature very seriously and the incident is currently under investigation. 'Where evidence of an alleged road traffic offence or parking offence is brought to our attention we will review any such evidence placed before us and deal with the incident in the most appropriate manner. 'Options available to us include issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or a report for summons.'
illegally on double yellow lines so he could collect a meal from McDonald's. A lorry driver Strood, Kent. The trucker said he saw the police seriously and the incident is currently under