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Higher rates and clampdown on visitors in parking shake-up

16.05.11
Sweeping changes to parking rules in the heart of London could see thousands of motorists forced to pay higher rates for second and third cars... more

Motorists fined after ‘camera trickery by council staff’

24.12.10
Hundreds of drivers may have been fined wrongly after claims of 'camera trickery' by parking officials... more

Sorry we towed your car, boss... wardens return parking chief's Merc

26.11.10
Parking campaigners voice anger as council parking boss has car taken away by his own staff... more

Couple's victory over council that charged for parking on Boxing Day

26.03.10
A couple wrongly clamped for failing to pay at a London parking meter on Boxing Day win a landmark ruling... more

Bloomsbury street that makes £2.5m a year in traffic fines

11.01.10
Southampton Row is the most lucrative road in London for parking fines and traffic penalties — raking in up to £2.5 million a year... more

£70 to park at store

05.12.08
A supermarket has introduced a car park charge of £70 for people staying for more than two hours ... more

Hope for drivers as fine is overruled

10.11.08
Thousands of motorists challenging parking tickets issued in the West End could escape a fine after a legal ruling, it was claimed... more

Thousands of drivers 'wrongly penalised'

07.10.08
Tens of thousands of motorists fined for driving in bus lanes could have their penalties overturned after a council oversight... more

Road that cost drivers £2.5m fines in a year

06.05.08
Fines worth £2.5million were issued for offences on one stretch of road last year... more

How they voted - leading Londoners reveal their political leanings

01.05.08
The Evening Standard's Katharine Barney found out who backed whom - and why - in the mayoral election ... more

£120 fine for 80 second phone call at roadside

14.04.08
A driver who pulled over to take a mobile phone call from his mother has been forced to pay a high price for the conversation... more

Motorist proves that the camera can tell a lie

10.04.08
They say the camera never lies but one driver has successfully argued that, at least on one occasion, it did... more

Wardens 'likely to abuse new power to ticket on sight'

14.02.08
The number of "unfair" parking fines issued to drivers will soar under new rules allowing wardens to ticket on sight, it has been claimed... more


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