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A bemused Londoner suffered harassment for months and was threatened with having goods seized from his home over £1,200 of somebody else's parking fines.
28 August 2013
The Government says it will clamp down on councils introducing what it calls "backdoor parking taxes" on people's driveways and parking spaces.
3 August 2013
Cowboy wheel clampers who will soon be outlawed could turn their attention to illegal parking ticket rackets, the AA is warning.
18 September 2012
Britons are now spending nearly £8 billion a year to park their cars.
6 September 2012
Drivers in London are being warned to stay out of special Games Lanes from Monday, or face penalties of up to £130.
13 July 2012
Local councils handed out an increased number of parking tickets last year, despite cutting back on traffic wardens, according to figures out today.
25 May 2012
Ed Miliband has called for an end to Britain's "rip-off consumer culture", insisting the Government should intervene on exorbitant charges for savings, holidays, banking and parking.
18 January 2012
The Government is pressing ahead with plans to make wheel-clamping and towing-away on private land a criminal offence.
9 February 2011
Some councils in England and Wales want to hammer motorists with a 70% rise in parking fines, it is claimed.
22 November 2010
A council tried to fine a motorist £120 for parking illegally by using a photograph of a different car to prove his 'guilt'.
13 October 2010
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