Recent figures have shown that the number of parking tickets issued for wrongful London parking have actually dropped in comparison to statistics taken between 2007 – 2008. However, even though there has been a drop of 10% London parking tickets issued in 2009 there is still a staggering 5.5 million people who received a parking fine between April 2008 and March 2009.

London Councils report that London parking tickets owed between the aforementioned dates reached a staggering £5,466,219 which was paid out by motorists.

The statistics that were uncovered show that London councils were more likely to penalise motorists who were breaking contraventions for the higher band of parking penalties. 75% of London parking penalties that were issued during 2008 – 09 were issued for parking breaches that occurred in the council’s top penalty band which was originally introduced during July 2007.

In 2008 – 2009 there was a 20% drop on the previous year in the amount of motorists that received penalties for driving in bus lane penalties.

Mike Fisher for the transport division at London Council commented: “It appears that people are beginning to heed the warnings that if they break the rules they will get a ticket. At the same time, councils are successfully making more efforts to focus their activities on parking contraventions.”

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