Politics · 5 hours ago
Private parking fines capped at £20 for honest mistakes
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government declared on Monday that motorists will have five minutes to consider parking and 10 minutes to exit. Private firms issued 16.9 million tickets in the 12 months leading up to the end of March. Firms that ignore the new code risk losing access to DVLA data, the driver-records database they use to chase owners.
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