IT'S A monster of an idea to beat Glasgow's parking wardens - a vehicle so big it can't be towed away.

IT'S A monster of an idea to beat Glasgow's parking wardens - a vehicle so big it can't be towed away.

Millionaire businessman Alan Love parks his Dodge Ram, an all-American three-tonne pick-up truck, on double yellow lines in the city centre ... and there it stays.

Parking officials tried - and failed - to remove the monster vehicle parked illegally just yards from the entrance to Queen Street Station.

Their standard-issue tow trucks just weren't up to the job - they were smaller than Mr Love's pick-up.

All the frustrated council workers could do was slap a ticket on Mr Love - for at least the 75th time this year.

Mr Love parks one of his cars illegally almost every day - and happily pays the fine.

However, officials vowed to stop him. A council spokeswoman said: "This individual is not exempt and we will not be deterred from taking action."

The council has a cunning plan. Parking officials will soon get two monster trucks of their own, each strong enough to tow any rogue parker, however big.

Mr Love got wind of the council's move and bought the Dodge, which has the personalised plate 111UV. But will it be heavy enough?

Until earlier this month Mr Love commuted to his city centre office in his £250,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom, which he also leaves on double-yellows, earning him the nickname the Phantom Parker of Old Glasgow Town.

The Roller, which weighs two-and-a-half tonnes, was also too heavy for removal trucks.

Mr Love, who used to own the Drover's Inn near Loch Lomond and Langs Hotel in Glasgow, said he paid £150 a week in fines.