PAINTER and decorator Robert Gould has a fine hobby – collecting PARKING TICKETS.

In five months Rob, 48, deliberately picked up 33 penalties, one in every London borough, and now plans to display them framed in an ART gallery.

He also totted up a whacking £2,740 in fines but has so far managed to dodge paying ANY of them by using sob stories.

Robert was inspired by realising how “pretty” parking tickets looked.

He said: “Some are very colourful and interesting. Islington is my favourite. It’s very decorative with a crown on it. It’s my contribution to British history.”

He bought an old Rover for just £60 to park on double yellow lines.

But amazingly it was STOLEN halfway through his quest, forcing him to fork out another £100 on a clapped-out BMW to amass the last 17 tickets.

Unmarried Robert said he had to taunt some lax wardens into booking him.

He finished his quest by parking his BMW on double yellow lines then saw it towed away to be impounded and crushed.

He said: “It’s not about getting one over traffic wardens. It’s art.”