Is it election year! Parking reform in UK

LONDON, England - Parking measures that "put common-sense back in the driving seat" have been given a green light in England by local government and communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.

Revised laws, aimed at helping local shops, see drivers receiving a 10-minute grace period when parked in a bay. This will avoid penalties for being a few minutes late when returning to a vehicle – be it in a paid or free parking space.

The use of CCTV ‘spy cars’ has been banned in most places, ending the tyranny of automated fines landing on doorsteps and being issued in industrial volumes.