22,000 Parking Tickets Are Issued In The UK Every Day
British drivers are receiving around 22,000 parking tickets a day from private firms, costing them a collective £8.4 million…
22,000 Parking Tickets a Day
New research suggests that Brits are being issued around 22,000 parking tickets each day from private firms; costing them a collective £8.4 million. More than four million tickets were issued between April and September 2021. That’s despite vehicular traffic being down a quarter on pre-pandemic levels at the time. If the rate of parking tickets is maintained, the previous total yield of £8.4 million could be surpassed.
The DVLA is continually bombarded with requests from private parking firms, typically seeking to pursue motorists who’ve run afoul of their rules. The infractions typically concern locations at shopping centres, motorway services and private car parks. Between April and September last year, no less than 163 private firms requested data. ParkingEye sought access to an incredible 900,000 records.
‘The System isn’t Working’
Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, believes the figures prove that the current system is failing drivers. He said, “the sheer volume of tickets being issued is a clear sign that something in the current system isn’t working. We believe there are very few drivers who set out to intentionally break the rules”. He said that receiving fines, potentially up to £100, for innocent mistakes was simply unjust. In addition, he advised drivers to challenge parking notices if they’re wrong, no matter how strongly worded they may be.
The government is currently in the process of approving new measures to protect drivers from greedy parking firms. They’ll include a new code of conduct, a single-appeal service and penalties that are closer to those issued by local authorities and councils.
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