More than 44k fines issued for non-payment of Birmingham’s new £8-a-day Clear Air Zone charge in its first month – including more than 80 for the council’s own vehicles The Birmingham CAZ launched on 1 June but charging only started on 14 June It is the first emission charging zone for car drivers in Britain outside … Read more
Residents have slammed Islington Council for raking in more than £100,000 in fines for one street in just one week after putting up ‘totally inadequate’ driving restriction signs. Gaby and Stephen Brown, both 64, were ‘astonished’ when they were slapped with two Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) on the same day in April this year. The couple, … Read more
Residents have slammed Islington Council for raking in more than £100,000 in fines for one street in just one week after putting up ‘totally inadequate’ driving restriction signs. Gaby and Stephen Brown, both 64, were ‘astonished’ when they were slapped with two Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) on the same day in April this year. The couple, … Read more
Traffic cameras should be used to dole out fines for littering, former environment secretary Theresa Villiers says – as new technology makes it possible to snap louts hurling rubbish from car windows Theresa Villiers has called for the use of police traffic cameras to catch litterers It comes as new technology makes it possible to … Read more
Butcher wins battle with council to overturn more than 50 parking fines worth £20,000 after proving road with double yellows near his shop is private Gareth Sell parked on double yellow lines outside his shop and received fines But the 36-year-old contested the tickets as he claimed the road was private The Surrey council accepted … Read more
Butcher wins battle with council to overturn more than 50 parking fines worth £20,000 after proving road with double yellows near his shop is private Gareth Sell parked on double yellow lines outside his shop and received fines But the 36-year-old contested the tickets as he claimed the road was private The Surrey council accepted … Read more
An incredible legal gaffe could result in millions of motorists launching appeals against parking penalties handed out over the past 30 years. Enforcement powers relied on by police and local authorities were accidentally deleted from the statute book, the Mail can reveal today. Powers to charge motorists for removing and impounding vehicles were introduced in … Read more
Not such fun guys! City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs) Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more
Not such fun guys! City of London Coroporation cracks down on illegal mushroom picking by handing out £2,000 in fines to Epping Forest foragers 27 people were slapped with an £80 fine for more than 11lbs of mushrooms Foraging in Britain can only be done for personal consumption (roughly 3.5lbs) Illegal mushroom pickers do so … Read more
Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines and to show more empathy for those caught up in the nightmare HMRC was said to have ‘lacked empathy’ in its relentless pursuit of scam victims Government suggested a law change to allow some victims a tax amnesty MPs on the work … Read more