Over £18m is owed to Westminster Council from almost 200,000 unpaid parking tickets, in the last three years, according to a BBC Freedom of Information request. The central London council has issued over 80.000 warrants to chase the offenders.
The council threatened the offenders with court action, if they do not comply and pay the fines.
Luxury cars top the list of offenders. This is perhaps owing to the council’s being a high profile area with many businesses and embassies and wealthy residents. With only six cars registered in the country, Venturi sports cars have an amazing seven outstanding fines in Westminster.
It seems that motoring excellence is not the only rivalry between BMW and Mercedes. In Westminster, they both contend for the most unpaid tickets, with Mercedes coming at the top with almost 17,000 tickets, followed by BMW a close second with almost 14000.
‘The number of ticket is disproportional to the number of motorist,’ said Councillor Jonathan Glanz, Westminster City Council’s deputy cabinet member for parking. ‘A small number of motorists commit most offences; most motorists, however, either pay their fines, or follow the correct legal course for appealing the fine.’
Among all London boroughs, Westminster Council rakes the highest income generated by parking charges and fines.
