AN ICE cream van driver has been jailed for almost two years after a vicious parking rage attack on an 81-year-old man.

Steven Campbell shoved the pensioner so hard he slumped to the ground with a fractured hip.

The victim had gone to help a young woman who complained about the 45-year-old parking over three spaces at a McDonald's in Kirkintilloch.

The thug assaulted the OAP after shouting at him: “F*** off – I'm not moving for anyone.”

The pensioner had been super-fit before the attack – going to the gym three times a week and still working as a delivery driver.

But, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard he is now unable to do that - and states he is a “different person” after his ordeal.

Campbell, of Hamilton, was jailed for 20 months by sheriff John McCormick after he pled guilty to assaulting the OAP to his severe injury.

The assault happened after the pensioner left the McDonald's restaurant with his wife last December.

Prosecutor Lucy Adams said: “[Campbell] approached [the victim] and – with both hands – pushed him on the body with force.

“[The victim] fell backwards onto the ground and Campbell got into van and drove away.”

The injured pensioner was helped back to his feet and was initially able to go home.

The pensioner now takes painkillers to help sleep at night, is “nervous” on his feet and needs a walking stick for the first time in his life.

The court heard when Campbell was held by police, he stated: “I can only apologise.”