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Council urged to refund millions in 'unfair' fines due to errors by staff
Southwark Council has been criticised by a man who discovered oversights in the 'unfair' motorist fines issued over the last five years, as calls are made to reimburse drivers fined with PCNs
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New UK parking rules could see huge reduction in fines being dished out
The new Code of Practice will mandate a 10-minute grace period for road users - meaning motorists and drivers who miss their tickets by seconds will not be slapped with fines
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Residents' fury as local beauty spot 'ruined' by tourists leaving poo behind
Just two weeks ago, 95 campervans and 32 tents were spotted at council-run beauty spot Y Glyn, Llanberis - which is known as "the lagoons" - despite a ban being in place
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Devastated UK shop owner says new parking charges led to 'worst day of the year'
Paul Ellis, who runs Lost Property Coffee Shop and Kitchen on Byram Street, said the last couple of weeks since the parking charges increased have been the worst of the year so far
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Drivers could soon be allowed to legally park on double yellow lines
Van drivers and tradespeople could soon legally be allowed to park in restricted areas and on double yellow lines whilst completing a job following a new campaign
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Most expensive seaside towns for parking as drivers charged £24 a day
The seaside towns in the UK with the most expensive parking on average have been revealed - with motorists being charged more than £24 a day in one particular coastal spot
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Historic parking law you've probably never heard of could land you with £1k fine
A historic law relating to begging says asking for cash at a parking meter may be considered begging and is illegal - the ancient law does not take into account the reason why you need coins
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Challenge a parking ticket - and win, plus how to tell difference between fines
Consumer rights champion Martyn James explains how to challenge an unfair parking ticket - and a crucial difference you need to be aware of
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Mum refuses to pay 'unfair' £300 parking fine for two years - and wins in court
Jamie Rock was handed a £60 parking fine after she thought she had paid to park near a Liverpool hospital for a medical appointment – but the machine was broken
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Driver's foul-mouthed abuse at traffic wardens after he finds parking ticket
Shaun Colville called traffic wardens Greig Robertson and Martin McAllister "speccy c***s" when they placed a parking ticket on his car in Dundee, eastern Scotland
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New pavement parking rules introduced today could have 'major knock-on effect'
Motorists in Midlothian in Scotland will no longer be allowed to park on pavements or dropped kerbs under new rules introduced by Midlothian Council which came into force this week
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Pranksters leave fake parking tickets on cars - threatening drivers with fines
The council in Bridgend has launched an investigation after a number of cars were plastered with fake £70 parking tickets which have managed to fool several people
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Driver given parking fine for 'using car wash twice in a day - without stopping'
John Jones planned to take his red Mazda to get it cleaned at a retail park in Andover, Hampshire, but seeing it was shut, he said he returned in the afternoon - but received a £100 parking ticket claiming he'd been there five hours
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'Entitled neighbour kept stealing my parking space - but I got the last laugh'
A student has told how he resorted to extraordinary measures to stop people parking in paid-for parking spaces, but most of his fellow social-media users thought he'd wasted his time
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Drivers choosing to face £65 parking fine 'as its cheaper than parking all day'
Tradesmen say they are being stung with an extra £6.50 an hour levy if they drive a diesel van, on top of hourly parking changes which range from £2.50 to £6.35, according to reports
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New parking law could see drivers face huge fines to be introduced next month
The major change will be brought in during December to some areas of the UK and will see drivers fined £100 if they break the rules
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Major UK city to ban cars from pavement parking with drivers risking £100 fine
Scotland will have its first ban on pavement parking put in place in 2024, as Edinburgh council decided to crackdown on what many see as ‘nuisance’ parking. Now, other Scottish councils may follow suit
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'UK's most expensive car parking spaces' rake in billions of pounds in 12 months
Drivers say they are being fleeced by local authorities who see parking as an easy target and an easy way to make money which brings them in billions of pounds in resources every year
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'I was fined £24 for parking on my own property under little-known rule'
After discovering tickets on their cars that were parked in their own driveways, fed- up neighbors unleashed their fury at the unexpected fines from local police
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Nurse left with terrifying three-word warning on car after parking 'blunder'
On the female nurse's first day back to work after six weeks off due to illness, she found the note which told her to "keep her eyes open" under the windscreen of her car in Glasgow's west end
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'This area got 600 parking tickets in one month - after 5 mins there I know why'
One area in Sparkhill, Birmingham saw almost 600 parking tickets handed out, with cars parked on junctions, double parking leaving councillors and traders unable to solve the problem.
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Welsh driver wins parking fine dispute a 2nd time because ticket was in English
Toni Schiavone took a stand for Welsh speakers when he refused to pay a parking ticket he received in September 2020 and went on to win two court appearances
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'We're furious at £100 fines from parking warden hiding in shopping mall bushes'
Shoppers parking at Gloucester's Peel Centre have been given £100 penalty fines if caught leaving the retail park for the neighbouring shopping centre - which is owned by the same company
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'We keep getting fined for parking outside our home despite having permits'
Residents living in Bargoed, Wales, have slammed the local council for a "shambolic" rule which means half of their street is fined for parking outside their own home
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More than 20 UK councils to ditch pay-and-display parking for apps
Out of 242 councils in England, eight removed their pay and display machines altogether whilst 14 had removed some, as the UK continues to move toward using smartphones for payments