Drivers will be given 10 minutes' grace period for parking tickets before they are fined

 
Standard Reporter6 March 2015
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Drivers will be given a 10 minutes' grace period after a parking ticket runs out before they can be fined.

The concession will apply to all on-street and off-street council parking spots in England under changes to the law.

Ministers claim the new rule, which will come into effect within weeks, will "end the war on drivers."

It will apply to cars parked in a pay-and-display bays or other spaces with time limits.

Other measures under the Deregulation Bill include a ban on CCTV camera cars that automatically issue parking fines, except in sensitive areas such as near schools and in bus lanes.

Residents and local firms will also be given the right to demand their council reviews parking in their area.

Finally there will be an end to fines at out-of-order parking meters when there is no alternative way to pay.

Guidance will also reinforce that councils cannot use parking to make a profit.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said: "We are ending the war on drivers who simply want to go about their daily business."

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: "These measures will deliver a fairer deal for motorists and help boost the high street by ensuring that parking enforcement is proportionate, while also protecting schoolchildren and keeping key routes and bus lanes clear."

Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: "Allowing a grace period will help ease tensions and make everyone's lives easier."

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