Following the successful investigation into parking tickets in Birmingham, I thought it would be good to know how councils nationally perform in this area - who is the best and worst for parking?I set up an investigation asking just that question, hoping to build on what we'd learned from the Birmingham investigation.Thanks in no small part to Neil, this investigation is progressing along nicely, and we've learned some interesting stuff along the way. Neil has written the story so far on his blog. Here's a taster. "Under the Traffic Management Act 2004 a local authority (i.e council) could request/apply to take up the right for civil enforcement of parking contraventions [historically the police had the power, and contraventions were a criminal act] "Councils have been issued guidelines for levels of charges – including meaning of the ‘contraventions’, this also covers off fees for vehicle removal, storage, release of immobilization devices etc.  As well as the reasons for being able to issue tickets." See his blog entry for more. 

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