http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Parking fines Edinburgh - Recent Posts en Thu, 21 May 2026 04:29:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9750 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:26:13 +0000 recombodna 9750@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I hate traffic wardens !!!! I think EVERYONE should make a point of always parking legally...... That would really F*** them up.! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9749 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:09:24 +0000 chdot 9749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I guess some of them could go back a long way?"</p> <p>Even so, it seems a fairly high default rate. </p> <p>Then there are all the ones that had to be refunded because they were issued incorrectly. </p> <p>It would be so much easier if there weren't any cars to ticket... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9748 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:05:30 +0000 chdot 9748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I read it that they made £0.76m and could have made £3.76m."</p> <p>You may well be right - though I doubt if the £3m is just from one year. </p> <p>Although... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9747 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:04:00 +0000 cb 9747@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>But... reading that agin, it's not clear what period the 55000 tickets covers. I guess some of them could go back a long way? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9746 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:03:00 +0000 cb 9746@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"So that's a loss then? "</p> <p>I read it that they made £0.76m and <em>could</em> have made £3.76m. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9745 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:01:02 +0000 Kim 9745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As the first commenter has it "As is always the case, there is a completely straightforward way to avoid being affected by these fines. Park legally." It is not before time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9744 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:58:34 +0000 Dave 9744@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The fines haven't gone up in nine years. Increasing some from £60 to £80 still makes it considerably cheaper to park illegally in 2010 than in 2001! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9743 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:52:50 +0000 chdot 9743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So that's a loss then? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1055#post-9741 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:46:14 +0000 cb 9741@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Parking-fines-in-city-set.6407969.jp">Parking fines in the city set to rise to £80 in new two-tier system</a></p> <p>"The council made £6.3 million from parking tickets last year, handing out 209,753 fines. However, the city pays contractor NSL £5.54m a year to enforce parking rules."</p> <p>"There are currently more than 55,000 outstanding tickets, depriving the council of around £3m in revenue." </p>