#Parking
Parking Wars: The Empire Strikes Fine
#Parking
Parking Wars: The Empire Strikes Fine
Local councils and parking enforcement go together like traffic wardens and bad attitudes. One minute, you're pulling into a space outside your favorite café, and the next, a mysterious figure in a high-vis vest materializes out of thin air, slapping a ticket on your windshield with the smug precision of a ninja. Meanwhile, the council insists that the 17 confusing signs, contradictory road markings, and the fact that the pay-and-display machine only takes ancient Roman coins are all part of their "streamlined" parking system. And if you dare to challenge a fine? Congratulations! You’ve just entered a bureaucratic labyrinth so complex that even a seasoned lawyer would rather pay the £60 and move on with their life.
2,000+ Fines Issued in Reading for Disabled Parking Misuse
- Thursday, 10 April 2025
According to Freedom of Information data, over 2,000 drivers were fined for misusing disabled parking spaces in Reading between 2020-2024. The majority of fines (2,030) were issued for using a disabled space without a blue badge or overstaying the allotted time, resulting in £50,770 in revenue for the council. The road with the highest number of fines was Blagrave Street, followed by Kings Road and Oxford Road. In 2023 alone, 2,501 fines were issued, and 96 additional fines were given at off-street car parks.
