sentence outside London levels are defined by the Government Councils in England and Wales have been lobbying the Government for the right to increase the amount they can keep motorists in parking fines, the BBC has learned.Local authorities want to bring their fines in London, which has a limit higher than £ 120.
Currently, the sanctions outside the capital have an upper limit of £ 70.
The British Parking Association also invokes an increase, say current levels are not enough of a deterrent effect.
While car parking fees are controlled by individual advice, outside of London the amount that they can charge penalties for drivers who violate the rules is set by the Government.
In cities outside London increased parking but static fines for close to a decade.
The British Parking Association argues that the difference between parking throughout the day and the burden of the penalty to pay expenses not he must increase so that there is a deterrent effect.
"Continue reading main historymotorists will be worried that it may be a hidden attempt to raise funds for them injustement.Ce is not the Department of transport objective"end quote Norman Baker Transport Minister in Cambridge, for example, it may cost of the £ 23 a day at the Park - about the same as in London - but the fine standard for non-payment is £ 50, which is reduced by half if it is resolved quickly.
The Government did not say what advice have been in contact to exert pressure on the levels of fines.
It is said that he was ready to listen to it also includes concerns drivers may fear that they are an easy target for boards face cuts and looking for supplemental income.
The Minister of Transportation Norman Baker told the BBC: "I believe that the drivers will be worried that it may be an attempt to disguised to raise funds for them injustement.Ce isn't the Department intended to transport in a form any."
"What we watch very objectively and very fairly the evidence presented to us by advice on the one hand and the British Parking Association on the other hand"
Correspondent for the BBC Ben said Ando as local councils took parking controls the font, the number of parking fines has soared, in some cases increased by seven times the previous level.
