Four in ten (41%) of drivers believe private companies should not be allowed to issue parking tickets, with more than half (54%) of over 65s saying this. The Opinium survey of 2000 UK drivers, commissioned by InsuretheGap.com, a leading provider of Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance, also finds that paying for parking is a major frustration. Two-fifths (40%) feel it’s unfair that paying by … [Read more...]
Newslines 19 January
Cardiff Council raked in nearly £1.49M in parking fines last year, despite the lockdown. Almost 50,000 fines were issued and the most were around Windsor Place, Cardiff, but the London Borough of Newham realised over £10.62M from 239,000 drivers, said comparethemarket.com . British digger maker JCB has unveiled a new machine to tackle a national scourge - potholes. The company has launched the … [Read more...]
Newslines 14 December
Nearly 6 million drivers had a parking ticket in 2017, says the AA. Over 20% of AA members given parking tickets didn’t know they’d done anything wrong at the time and now the motoring organisation has released a video on what to watch out for parking without a penalty. This year’s most popular vans bought in dealerships have been revealed by cap hpi. The Corsavan diesel heads the city … [Read more...]