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More parking fines issued in Edinburgh than any other Scottish city

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  1. crowriver
    Member

    EEN article in full here so you don't have to rise to the clickbait.

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    A new report has found that more parking fines were issued in Edinburgh than any other Scottish city.

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    Wardens have slapped motorists in Edinburgh with £60 penalty charge notices 500 times a day on average.

    Enforcement officers put 58,994 tickets on motorists’ vehicles in the Capital between July and September this year, amounting to 641 every day.

    The number of fines in Edinburgh accounted for more than half (65 per cent) of all fines issued in Scotland and generated revenue of more than £2.3 million.

    The Capital’s George street was deemed to be the ‘hot spot’ for fines,

    Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “Providing and managing the space for us to park our cars is not a cost-free activity for councils, but controlling those costs is clearly important.”

    1. Edinburgh: 58,994

    2. Glasgow: 33,693

    3. Aberdeen: 10,170

    4. Fife: 5698

    5. Dundee: 4,910

    6. Stirling: 2,893

    7. Inverclyde: 1,966

    8. Argyle and Bute: 1,789

    9. Refrewshire: 1,556

    10. East Ayrshire: 1,471

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    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/more-parking-fines-issued-in-edinburgh-than-any-other-scottish-city-1-4631372

    Posted 7 years ago #
  2. paddyirish
    Member

    but still not enough!

    Posted 7 years ago #
  3. Stickman
    Member

    Was Nick "war on the motorist" Cook not available to give his usual soundbite about the poor hard-pressed car owner?

    Posted 7 years ago #
  4. neddie
    Member

    Headline should be, "Parking fines too low to be a deterrent in Edinburgh"

    Posted 7 years ago #
  5. gibbo
    Member

    @nedd1e_h

    Headline should be, "Parking fines too low to be a deterrent in Edinburgh"

    Or maybe just need more wardens?

    It could be that low % chance of being ticketed is leading to drivers risking illegal parking.

    Posted 7 years ago #

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