On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:56:56 GMT The Medway Handyman wrote :
The point is that local authorities use parking fines as a
revenue raising exercice - my local authority recently admitted
this in a local paper

Definitely the case round here. The wardens concentrate on easy
pickings rather than the offenders who actually inconvenience or
endanger other road users. I commented at a residents' meeting on
the anarchy outside one of our schools at finishing time - double
parking and the rest - and was told that the wardens wouldn't go
there because they get so much grief from parents. But they've been
seen issuing tickets at 6.25p.m. in the Tesco Teddington pay &
display. This of course is the Borough where a hearse was ticketed
outside an undertakers!

When I get to run things, Councils will be allowed to keep 10% of
parking fines to cover expenses and will have to send the rest to
HMG. At that point they will suddenly discover what a light touch
is necessary to ensure traffic flow and safety.

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Tony Bryer SDA UK 'Software to build on' http://www.sda.co.uk