In article .com,
wrote:
I would rather they Mugged Small minded, petty, mean shallow,
inconsiderate idiot drivers,
then increase council tax for the rest of the population that don't
attract speeding and parking fines.

Resident parking, which is simply a ploy to raise revenue as it does
nothing to provide more parking or even to guarantee you get what you're
paying for, is a very inefficient way to raise revenue due to the
'policing' and admin costs. Increasing an existing tax would cost nothing
in administration.

Parking fines raised from illegal parking on main roads etc where the
restrictions are to help traffic flow don't go to the council.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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