#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.
Leicester Businesses Fear Parking Scheme Will Drive Away Trade
- Friday, 04 April 2025
Firms in Leicester fear new parking rules will drive away trade. Traders are concerned about plans to expand a residents' parking scheme, which they believe will leave limited parking spaces for customers and make deliveries more difficult. The council has said it listened to traders' concerns and altered the scheme to provide more parking and loading areas as a result.
