Penny-pinching council chiefs have been slammed for scrapping free Sunday morning parking for church-goers - because it discriminates against other religions.
Every week around 1,000 people take advantage of free car parking in Plymouth city centre to use one of two main Christian churches.
So, what's the demographics of the council?
The 2001 census shows that the combined total of Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists amounted to 1.3 per cent of city residents - while 73.5 per cent of the 240,000 population described themselves as Christian.
There is one Mosque in the city which has for the last 16 years been run from a terraced house and serves all of the 883-strong Muslim population.
Plymouth also has one Buddhist centre, serving 470 people, and one Synagogue for the 182 practising Jews in the community.
There are 150 christian churches in the city - including Anglican and Methodist.
Is this PC gone mad or is it something else?
The new fees affect up to 1,000 Christian worshippers every Sunday and will rake in an estimated £36,000 (assuming half drive) from them alone per year.
Muslims should join with Christians and demand the council reverse this attempt to cash in on Muslim victimhood.
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