A DAD was left holding the babies when his car was towed to Weston-super-Mare.

Nick Edwards, 23, of Stratton St Margaret, took his three children to see Swindon Town play as a special treat for son Connor's fourth birthday in September.

Nick parked on the patch of land that used to be Charlie Brown's autocentre while he took his family to the match.

But when birthday boy Connor, Nick, and his daughters Emily, two, and Callie, now one, left the County Ground they found their only means of transport had been clamped and towed away.

Clamping firm Premier Parking Services refused to let Nick get his belongings out of the car. He had to leave the children's car seats, and baby Callie's special milk, as they towed the green Renault Clio to Weston-super-Mare.

Now after more than seven months fighting the clampers in the courts, Nick has won his case against Premier Parking at Swindon County Court.

"It was Connor's birthday and I thought it would be really nice to take him to the football," said Nick.

"My partner Nicola was working so I took all three of them on my own. We came out and the car was gone.

"They wouldn't let me get the pushchair out of the car for the baby, or the others' car seats.

"The baby was on special milk and they wouldn't let me get that out the car or her changing bag either. I had to wait until someone could come and give us a life home.

"It has been really hard without the car for all these months, but I'm hoping to buy a new one when I get the damages money.

"When I phoned them up they were really rude to me. They wouldn't give me their name.

"In the end I had to take them to court and it has gone on a lot longer than I expected.

"We were only in court 20 minutes and the judge said that because there wasn't a barrier and the signs were not clear they were practically encouraging people to park there.

"They said they were only doing what the landowners told them to, but the judge just told them to take that up with the landowners."

When the Advertiser contacted Premier Parking Services, a man, who said he was the owner of the company but refused to give his name, said: "We are going to be appealing against it."

Nick was awarded £750 damages by Swindon County Court to replace his car, which is still being held by the clamping firm, and the belongings inside.

Dozens of Town fans contacted the Advertiser after their cars were clamped at the Transfer Bridges industrial estate in February.

Premier Parking Services scooped more than £6,000 for an afternoon's work fining unsuspecting fans during the England Under-18s match at the County Ground.