Drivers of older cars ‘could be charged twice as much to park
March 7th, 2010
Drivers of older cars could be charged twice as much to park as other
motorists under a scheme being considered by a council.
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Warden places ticket on car that rolled onto yellow line after brake failed
March 6th, 2010
A traffic warden placed a parking ticket on a car after it rolled out of a
driveway and onto a yellow line when its handbrake failed.
‘Unfair’ and ‘unlawful’ parking fine system should be overhauled
February 24th, 2010
Filed under: Government/Legal, UK, News
The parking fine system should be overhauled to eliminate unfair and often unlawful issuing of punishments, according to campaigners.
The London Motorists' Action Group, Drivers' Alliance and The Motorists' Legal Challenge Fund have issued a joint manifesto that says that any profit made from fines should go to the Treasury, not local councils. It also calls for parking restriction road signs to be simplified and a reduction in the number of mobile CCTV units used for enforcement.
The group also says that some of the paperwork involved with the system is, "a shambles and at worse illegal". It suggests that councils should pay compensation for parking fines that are wrongly issued or not contested when the driver takes the case to appeal.
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‘Unfair’ parking fines system should be overhauled – campaigners
February 23rd, 2010
The parking fines system should be overhauled to stop councils benefiting
financially and forcing motorists to pay often trivial fines, a coalition of
campaigners has said.
London councils liable for £5m parking bill
February 2nd, 2010
Filed under: Government/Legal, UK, News
Five London councils could be forced to repay millions in parking fines after an investigation revealed that parking bays reserved for diplomats were unlawful.
Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden and Islington all admitted to the BBC that they had failed to gain the necessary permission from the Department of Transport before installing road signs restricting 346 parking spaces to foreign embassy staff use only.
As the road signs do not comply with the law, no one can be penalised for parking in the bays and all tickets previously issued could be invalid.
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