Parking enforcement Category

Bailiffs turns up at pensioner’s house despite parking ticket being quashed

A PENSIONER who was told her parking ticket had been quashed by council chiefs has been left shaken after a bailiff turned up on her doorstep to demand more than £200. Elizabeth Hughes, 69, from Anglesey, had already endured “months of hell” after a mix-up over a £30 parking ticket she received at Llandudno’s Venue [...]

Pensioner slams council for parking fine anguish

A PENSIONER claims she endured months of hell because of a mix-up over a parking fine. Conwy County Council chiefs threatened to send the bailiffs round to the home of widow Elizabeth Hughes, 69, from Anglesey, after she failed to pay a £30 parking ticket. Mrs Hughes wrote two letters appealing the ticket, which she [...]

Council should “do the right thing” over King’s Park fines, say lawyers

“WE must have justice in our own back yard” – that’s the warning from a leading lawyers’ group that believes Bournemouth council must refund £100,000 of traffic fines. The Bournemouth and District Law Society is among those calling for the council to “do the right thing” and repay the thousands of motorists who were fined [...]

Hounded For A Fine On A Car She Did Not Own

A COUNCIL has admitted it was wrong after hounding a woman for a parking ticket on a car that wasn’t hers. Paula Griffiths, of Little Wakering Road, Wakering, received a £75 fine from Rochford District Council at the beginning of last year. The car was registered in her name, but the DVLA confirmed her signature [...]

Taxi Firm Wins Bus Stop Battle With Council

Bournemouth firm, United Taxis, have gained an exemption from Bournemouth Council to allow taxi fares to be picked and dropped off at bus stops without receiving penalties. After drivers were photographed by the Council camera and fined, United Taxis decided to tackle the Council on the matter. Mr Derek Heritage stated that taxi drivers tried [...]

Parking warden issued over 9000 tickets in one year

In just one year, a civil enforcement officer in Lambeth, London handed out an astonishing 9,141 tickets. Further information obtained by the Streatham Guardian shows an amazing 247,650 penalty charges notices were issued by Lambeth Council between 1 November 2008 and 31 October 2009. The information request also revealed 15,481 driving fines were handed out [...]

Council accused of ‘profiteering’ over parking fines

Since the introduction of mobile camera patrols in June 2009, Bournemouth Council have issued over 1300 parking tickets and have been accused of ‘profiteering’. Eighty-six penalties were issued for parking on restricted areas in front of schools and 1229 were issued for parking in bus stops. Winton taxi firm manager, Mr Phil Birt, said his [...]

Council makes half a million pounds in parking fines

Civil parking enforcement penalties have brought in £525,906 for Wigan Council during the past financial year, which is down from £743,535 in the previous year. This amount equates to £2.76 for each citizen that lives or is employed within the Council’s borough. These figures, which also include income from on and off street parking fines, [...]

Couple win parking appeal after Council bailiff threats

A couple from Doncaster, who were threatened by Council bailiffs to force entry into their home over an unpaid parking fine and seize their car, have won a traffic penalty appeal against Doncaster Council. Mr Lee Heath-Swales received a parking ticket for leaving his vehicle in a loading bay for 10 minutes whilst he collected [...]

Councils receive millions in parking fines

During the financial year 2008/09, a total sum of £328 million was collected by local authorities in parking fines in which Westminster Council collected more than £35 million. This information was collected by The Taxpayers’ Alliance through Freedom of Information requests to Councils throughout the UK.  Over 265 Councils employ civil parking enforcement and use [...]