**In the news**Councils lobby government to raise parking fines.

spike7451

Another pop at the over taxed motorist &,in all probability,HMG will allow this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11802161

Some councils in England and Wales have been lobbying the government for the right to increase the amount they can charge motorists in parking fines, the BBC has learned.

The local authorities want to bring their fines in line with London, which has a higher upper limit of £120.

Penalties outside the capital currently have an upper limit of £70.

More in the link...

vikingaero

I'm all for an increase if fines for other crimes are increased proportionately.

So if a fine for parking is to be £120, then I'd argue that shoplifting is far more serious than the average £80 fine imposed. How much more serious? IMHO at least 10 to 100 times more serious. So we should be looking at a minimum fine of £800 to £8,000 for shoplifting.

peter_the_piper

Fancy a go at them, http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/haveyoursay/2010/11/will_increased_parking_fines_c.html
Worth mentioning mse and pepipoo whilst you are at it.

daveyjp

I thought I saw wonderful Mr Patrick Troy on TV this morning.

I suppose he wants it raising so his private members club operatives (BPA members) can raise their charges to cover the losses due to word getting round that PPC tickets are no more than toilet paper and can be ignored.