Darlington Borough Council revealed motorists have been fined for 29 different contraventions The TOP 10 places where you most likely to get a parking ticket in Darlington have been revealed. Darlington Borough Council revealed motorists have been fined for 29 different contraventions, from failing to show a ticket to parking in the wrong place. The latest Penalty Charge Notice data available between June 2020 and June 2021 found 4,273 fines were issued to motorists.
Top 10 areas where fines were handed out Other streets where traffic wardens pounced were: Greenbank Road, Grange Road, Northumberland Street, East Row and Skinnergate.
Top 10: Why people were fined It is no secret that travel in the town centre decreased last year during the coronavirus pandemic, and although traffic wardens may have intially taken time off work, they certainly made up for any lost time as the year went on.
Feethams Leisure car park under the DL1 complex Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT Ms Tuncelli said it was not until she received the £100 charge in the post, discounted to £60 if paid within two weeks, that she had realised any wrongdoing. She told The Northern Echo: I am a pensioner and was doing my civic duty getting a Covid test – imagine my horror when a few days later, a whopping great parking fine of £100 landed on my doormat. I had understood this car park to be included within the council s two hours free parking scheme. The charity volunteer, of Harrowgate Hill, urged Darlington Borough Council to advertise its parking arrangements when booking tests through its website to avoid others from being caught out.