Parking fines could increase to £140
Despite a coalition pledge to end the war on motorists the government is considering proposals that would raise fines substantially for cash strapped councils many of whom can't seem to make a profit from issuing pieces of paper demanding money!
Fines outside London could rise from £50 to £70 for minor offences and £70 to £100 for parking on yellow lines. Inside London fines could raise from £80 to £100 and £120 to £140. respectively. London councils is carrying out its own review and is asking the public to comment before the end of September. However London councils which aims to get the best possible deal for London's councils has confirmed that compliance is up for the second year running. We have previously been told by London councils that they set the fine at the minimum level to ensure compliance. Let us hope therefore that which compliance rising every year that they will not increase penalties.
The British parking association says the government has indicated that they will review pcns outside London and "they won't be reviewed downwards"
When you consider that the fine for shoplifting is £80 how can they justify such huge fines. This is surely just another revenue raising idea.
In Westminster councils area alone they issued 500,000 pcns last year with a face value of over £50m.
We here that in the last year under red Ken that TFL which enforces London's red routes raised £29m in fines but that it cost them over £28m in costs. How can that be. Now TFL issue fewer tickets but we suspect they make more money.
The worse thing is that enforcing authorities issue tickets when they shouldn't and we have many examples of enforcement of parking and moving traffic offences being used to raise revenue. We had hoped that the new government would stick by their pledge but we see no signs of this at the moment.
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