Drivers hit for £1.3bn in parking fees as councils rake in record takings

Drivers paid out more than £1.3billion to councils in parking charges last year, it was revealed yesterday.

The record takings from local authority car parks were made public just days after a Downing Street report partly blamed high parking fees for the decline of the High Street.

Some councils made at least £1million from individual car parks in the most popular locations close to shopping districts, figures show.     More Read