• 91% of local authorities say that current penalty charges outside of London are not high enough to prevent illegal parking.
• 69% believe that penalty charges outside of London should mirror those inside London.
• 95% agreed that penalty charges in England and Wales should be like those currently being proposed in Scotland.

Government proposals to cap the level of PCNs for parking on private land to £50 from the current level of £100 will have a dramatic effect on the sector.

The government’s response to a recent public consultation has caused serious concerns that the drastic reduction in the deterrent effect of parking charges on private land will force legitimate parking operators out, allowing the ‘cowboys’ to once again ride into town.

Nearly half of all motorists who contested parking charges last year by taking their case to the UK’s largest appeals service had their ticket cancelled, a new report shows.