London council rakes in £1.6 MILLION from 40,000 parking fines issued in just TEN streets in ONE YEAR
- Redbridge Council issued 8,964 tickets in Cranbrook Road making £393,000
- Second worst street - Clements Road - made £251,000
- Motorists caught parking illegally are hit with £60 fines which increase if they are not paid promptly
A council raked in £1.6million in parking fines from just ten roads - and nearly a quarter of them came from one street.
Redbridge Council handed out 8,964 tickets in Cranbrook Road and raised £393,000 in fines, according to figures for last year released by the local authority.
Their second most profitable street - Clements Road - earned the council £251,000 from 4,600 parking fines - despite the street being just 540 yards long.
Parking fines: Redbridge Council made £393,000 from 8,964 tickets issued on Cranbrook Road. In total they made £1.6million last year
Profitable: Despite the street being just 540 yards long, Clements Road made Redbridge Council £251,000 from parking fines, figures have revealed
Hot spots: A map shows the ten roads where Redbridge Council rakes in the most from parking fines
One resident said: 'I want the council to stop harassing drivers and issuing tickets just to make money.'
The third most ticketed street was Chadwick Road where people were caught parking illegally 3,970 times - bringing in £176,000.
Council workers issued 3,738 £60-flat-rate Penalty Charge Notices on cars parked on George Lane making £163,000, while Station Road in Ilford saw 4,015 tickets being handed out.
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As fines increase with non or late-payment, the amount of money earned by a road is not always proportional to the number of tickets issued.
Local business manager Shujaa Latif said: 'It definitely makes a difference because people can't park up and come in.
Fines: The third most ticketed street was Chadwick Road where people were caught parking illegally 3,970 times - bringing in £176,000
'It's an issue, there are yellow lines everywhere. It is also very expensive for people to park up locally.'
Mohammed Butt, 50, said he pulled over for just a few seconds in the area and was hit with a fine.
'I just want the council to stop harassing drivers and issuing tickets just to make money. Businesses in the area are suffering because of this,' he said.
The Conservative-controlled council generously lowered parking charges to 30p per half hour during the Christmas period, but residents are still complaining about mobile parking enforcement vehicles which arbitrarily issue tickets.
A spokesperson for Redbridge Council said: 'We understand that nobody wants to receive a parking fine, but these restrictions are there for a reason.
'If residents feel they have received a parking ticket incorrectly then they can appeal through the regulated process described on the back of the ticket.'
Parking tickets: Council workers issued 3,738 £60-flat-rate Penalty Charge Notices on cars parked on George Lane making £163,000
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