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Parking tickets rise 500% over five years in UK

 
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Parking tickets rise 500% over five years in UK

Parking tickets rise 500% over five years in UK

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Just when you thought owning a car in the UK couldn’t get any more expensive, what with all the congestion charges and registration taxes, a new report has found parking a car for free in some areas is becoming near impossible. In just six years, the number of drivers issued with a parking ticket in the UK has risen 500%.

The finding was released by the country’s Traffic Penalty Tribunal in its annual report, which shows that more than 3.5 million parking tickets were issued during the 2006-07 financial year, up from 800,000 tickets just six years earlier. Total revenue from all the issued tickets amounted to more than £214 million ($428 million), all going directly to local council coffers.

This number doesn’t show the true extent of the problem as it only includes tickets issued by parking enforcement agents. When combined with tickets issued by the police, the figure skyrockets to more than eight million tickets and up to £480 million ($960 million) in fines.



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  1. By Gus Posted: 4/3/2008 10:11am PDT

    But parking fees are only issued if you park illegally or don't pay the meter, correct?
    Or am I missing something here?
    I guess if I park at a meter and let it run out, I wouldn't be too suprised (pi$$ed off, maybe) if there was a ticket on the windshield. But our parking tickets are about $30, I don't know what they are in the UK.
    Unlike the congestion charge, this seems like a relatively preventable fine? Or is there just not enough parking? Maybe I'm not seeing the whole picture.
     
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  2. By Strada Auto Store Posted: 4/3/2008 10:20am PDT

    Interesting information, Thank You.
     
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  3. By cj Posted: 4/3/2008 11:48am PDT

    UK parking tickets would be about $110, they're £60
     
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  4. By Ian Posted: 4/3/2008 1:14pm PDT

    Great to see a story about the United Kingdom , with a picture of a Rolls-Royce outside the Peninsula in Hong Kong....
     
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  5. By Fritz Posted: 4/3/2008 1:35pm PDT

    Where's Robin Hood when you need him?
     
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  6. By Gus Posted: 4/3/2008 2:05pm PDT

    Good one Fritz.

    Wow, that is really expensive. Kind of out of line with what you would expect, but it is the UK after all...
     
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  7. By HECTOR Posted: 4/3/2008 6:17pm PDT

    Gus: European streets are often very crowded with no available parking anywhere. While some poeple park illegally because they think they're entitled too many other simply don't have a choice.
     
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