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The council warns this would also frustrate residents who live in areas that are not at or close to their full capacity levels.
The third option would be a new charging scheme which would offer cheaper rates for low-emission vehicles.
This would also see parking rates increase for petrol and diesel drivers and added costs for those with multiple parking permits.
The report said: “Whilst the ‘new normal’ is still uncertain, adopting a new management approach which supports the council’s environmental aspirations along with safeguarding the longevity of schemes is considered necessary to ensuring the sustainability of schemes both during recovery and beyond this pandemic”.
UK Man Fined 2,000 Euros While Getting McDonald s Meal For Grandson
UK Man Fined 2,000 Euros While Getting McDonald s Meal For Grandson
A McDonald s meal proved costly for a 75-year-old UK resident, who was asked to pay up approximately Rs. 1,80,000/- in parking fines.
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The incident occurred when he stopped to buy McDonald s for his grandson
He was asked to pay up Four 100 Euro fines plus 1,651 costs
McDonald s food is known to strike a chord with people across the globe. People are known to go to lengths to obtain their favourite fast food burger, even while in lockdown or facing certain restrictions. Recently, we saw the news of how a 30-year-old UK woman drove 100 miles (or 161 kilometres) across three counties to get a burger for herself. She was fined by the North Yorkshire Police for the non-essential travel in times when the Coronavirus pandemic was still spreading. And now, the delicious McDonald s meal has proved costly for another UK resident. Seventy-five
Updated Feb 22, 2021 | 08:51 IST
The 75-year-old fell asleep in the car and ended up overstaying the 2-hour free parking by just 17 minutes. Man gets Rs 2 lakh parking fine for Rs 200 McDonald s meal
A simple McDonald s meal proved to be a thousand times costly for a grandfather who was just trying to get a Happy meal for his grandson.
John Babbage of Luton took his grandson Tyler to his local Maccies and bought a $2.79 (Rs 200) happy meal. However, he was slapped with a parking fine of $2,800 (Rs 2 lakhs) after having fallen asleep.
The 75-year-old fell asleep in the car and ended up overstaying the 2-hour free parking by just 17 minutes. At that time, his grandson was playing with his friends and had no idea about the parking fee.
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The council warned victims have lost thousands of pounds from the new fraud which swallows drivers cards from machines.
The council warned it was impossible for a normal pay and display machines to swallow cards.
This was because the devices are manufactured to only allow cards to fit only a part of the way into the machine so they can be easily removed.
Late last year Kingston Council also revealed they had uncovered a scam involving parking machines in the area.
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They warned criminals had attached devices to the machine which was used to obtain card information and steal money from drivers accounts.
These checks should have started this year but were delayed due to the health emergency,
A further six months could be needed after this to publicise the change and ensure drivers are up to date on the rule change.
Grace periods may then be offered before drivers are issued penalties or towed away for breaking the law.
Scotland is the only devolved administration to so far issue an outright ban on pavement parking.
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In England, pavement parking is only banned in Central London but the Department for Transport is looking for ways to strengthen the rules.
A consultation was launched last year looking at three options to change the rules on kerb parking for the foreseeable future.