Private parking firms are issuing penalties to drivers at the rate of one every five seconds. That's a 20% increase compared to last year.
Council income from parking penalties has never been higher.
So why this increase?
Every motorist has a parking ticket story. So what's yours?
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Presenter: Louise Cooper
Producer: Alex Lewis and Linda Walker
Editor: John Murphy
