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Councils pocketing millions from Penalty Charge Notices

Penalty Charge Notice PCN

New research has exposed many Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) as little more than a cash cow for many local councils. According to new Freedom of Information data obtained by Confused.com, in 2018 the total income made by councils from fines reached more than £326m from nine million PCNs. The PCNs …

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How to avoid a Christmas shopping parking ticket

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Parking restrictions can often be hard to gauge, especially if you’re in a rush over the hectic Christmas shopping period. Some six million drivers were given a parking ticket during the whole of 2017 – many during the festive season. Preventing getting a parking ticket can be simple, so the …

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Have you ever got yellow boxed in?

Yellow box junction - RAC

Eight in 10 drivers struggle to get through yellow box junctions without stopping, according to new research by the RAC. And with councils outside London and Cardiff wanting additional powers to use cameras to catch drivers who stop in yellow box junctions, almost half (46%) of motorists admit they sometimes …

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