Parking Fine

Another example of just how “broken” the whole process of local authorities relying on parking fines to prop up their general expenditure has become. There are some rural authorities in this top 10 list….

Almost half of drivers who challenged parking and bus lane fines issued by local authorities were successful, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.

Four out of 10 appeals to hundreds of councils across the UK over five years led to fines being cancelled.

Motoring group the RAC said the data was “frightening” and showed drivers were “right to appeal.”

The Local Government Association said the figures proved councils had an “effective” appeal process.

Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that out of almost 4.3 million appeals, 1.8 million succeeded.

They show 84 councils accepted more than half of challenges.

Basingstoke and Deane council overturned fines in 90% of appeals