Record-breaking driver racks up 88 parking tickets in just two years

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The driver of a luxury 4x4 has racked up an astonishing 88 parking tickets in the city centre in just two years, making the vehicle the most ticketed in Cambridge.

On average, more than one ticket every 10 days has been slapped on the Audi Q7 – which is worth about £45,000 – for flouting city centre parking rules since November 2010.

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Council trial new number plate recognition at car park

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Bedford Borough Council is trialling new camera technology at one of its car parks that scans drivers’ number plates.

St Peter’s Street car park is the first in Bedford Borough to be fitted with the function. The council says it won’t cost any extra to run.

The system is called Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and records vehicles in and out of the car park, 24-hours-a-day.

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‘Parking officers in Grantham are using their power in the wrong way’

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Civil parking enforcement (CPE) in Grantham is coming under fire as residents - and even a doctors’ surgery - are being hit by what they believe are unfair fines.

Parking officers have been out in force in the town centre since CPE came into play at the start of the month.

The Journal has received a number of reports of instances of rude officers and unjust fines.

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Blue badge disabled parking to be extended in Wales

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The blue badge parking scheme for disabled people is being extended to those with conditions such as autism, the Welsh government has announced.

The badges will now be offered to those with 'severe cognitive impairments'.

They will also be automatically available for those on the new system of personal independence payments (Pip) which come into force next spring.

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Lake District National Park Authority ditches Parking Eye at car parks

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AN UNPOPULAR parking management system which netted a private company nearly half a million pounds is to be replaced by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA).

Car park contracts with the firm Parking Eye, which currently enforces fees at some Lake District car parks, will not be renewed as they come to an end, say LDNPA bosses.

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Unions call for council control of parking

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UNION leaders today called for Glasgow's troubled City Parking to be brought back under direct council control.

The arm's-length external organisation, or Aleo, has posted successive losses since it was created five years ago. Last night we revealed the business is to receive further financial aid from the council – to the tune of £500,000 – on top of several previous rescue packages.

Now Unison, which represents City Parking's workers, says it believes the experiment with semi-privatisation should be brought to a halt.

Chairman of the union's Glasgow City Council branch, Brian Smith, said: "We've always been sceptical about the Aleos. You only need to look at the continual bailouts the council gives to City Parking."

The business provides both on- and off-street parking and is responsible for issuing parking fines.

Unison suggests much of this work is a vital public service rather than a commercial business: without parking attendants keeping yellow lines clear, the city could grind to a halt.

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Parking fines issued in Falmouth 'without permission'

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PEOPLE hit with parking fines in one Falmouth car park are being urged not to pay – by its owner.

Discovery Quay Car Park is at the centre of a row between its owner, New Cornwall Development, and Armtrac Security Services.

New Cornwall Development claims Armtrac has been issuing £60 fines to drivers without permission for more than a month.

Motorists initially complained about being fined by Armtrac while the ticketing machine was broken.

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