Kingston Council got the equivalent of £22.16 per head in parking fines for every person in the borough last year, with total penalties reaching £2,230,218 – up £20,000 from the previous 12-month period. According to the 2001 census the daytime population of Kingston is about 100,000, which works out at just over £22 in fines [...]
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Motorists are ‘milked’ for £900,000 of parking fines every day
Motorists are being used as “cash cows” with parking fines seen as a lucrative source of income for local councils, despite penalties falling, campaigners have claimed. Figures obtained by the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA), which campaigns for lower taxes, showed that the amount raised in parking fines dropped by 16 per cent last year. The figures, [...]
“Fairer” parking fines under fire
The two-tier system of parking fines introduced in July 2007 is being criticised by many as a cynical measure to rake in more revenue for London’s councils. But London Councils, who spearheaded the scheme, said it had public backing and people were in favour of the heavier penalties for offences of a more potentially dangerous [...]
Many parking tickets ‘unlawful’
Thousands of parking tickets paid by credit card could be cancelled after a council’s charges were ruled unlawful. Camden Council has been charging 1.3% extra for tickets paid by credit card. But a firm claimed the extra charge is unfair – and the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service (Patas) agreed, saying the entire ticket should [...]
