Fraudulent Westminster Council parking charge email sent

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At least 800 fraudulent emails have been sent telling people they owe Westminster Council money for parking.

Richard Loraine-Smith from Pewsey, in Wiltshire, said he was emailed by an address claiming to be firm PayByPhone saying that he owed the council £33.30

"How dare they get my details and send me spurious emails. I have never been to that street in my life."

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PARKING FINE? IT’S A JOKE SAYS CARLISLE PENSIONER

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A pensioner has received a £100 fine – because he visited a Carlisle car park twice in the same day.

Tommy Salkeld, 66, visited the Asda store on St Nicholas Gate Retail Park twice on October 13.

The rules state that cars are only allowed to park at the complex – which is home to Burger King, Halfords, Asda and Toys ‘R’ Us – for two hours.

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Parking charges NHS patients' biggest concern

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Parking charges not healthcare is the biggest concern of NHS hospital patients, according to a survey.

The Saga study found that paying for parking topped worries about the quality of healthcare, cleanliness and standard of hospital food.

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DVLA suspends six BPA members from obtaining vehicle keeper data

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BPA's Patrick Troy

BPA’s Patrick Troy says DVLA wrong to ban six enforcement firms over signage flaws 

Six parking enforcement firms have been banned from receiving the details of vehicle keepers for at least three months.

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Shocking pictures 'show traffic warden being caught threatening to hand out ticket... then letting off driver in return for £20 bribe'

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These photos show how a traffic warden in a £4.40-an-hour zone was allegedly caught threatening to hand out a parking ticket - but then backed down after being handed a £20 bribe by a driver.

A journalist was parked without a ticket on a street in London’s Mayfair when a civil enforcement officer (CEO) wearing a Westminster City Council jacket approached and threatened to fine him.

But the traffic warden, employed by the UK’s biggest parking contractor NSL, allegedly said he could ‘sort something out’ if he was paid - and would stop any local wardens putting a ticket on the car.

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Northampton’s £1.1M parking penalty income runs at a loss

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By Richard Edmondson

Published on Monday 5 November 2012 07:28

Parking wardens handed out more than £1.1m in parking fines last year across Northamptonshire, but the overall service still made a loss, new figures revealed.

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Good Samaritan gets parking ticket for helping disabled man

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THIS is the moment a Poole man was slapped with a £75 fine as he helped an elderly disabled gent on his mobility scooter.

His kind actions were snapped by a Borough of Poole camera car, but despite them clearly showing him struggling to help a man in trouble – the fine was issued and the council refused to budge.

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