Car parking charges using motorists as a 'cash cow'
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Martin Giles/BBC In 2024-25, 20 councils in the East of England each made more than £1m in profit from charging for on-street and off-street parking
Local authorities raising millions of pounds through car parking charges have for too long treated motorists as a "cash cow", a leading councillor has told BBC Politics East. Government data looked at by the BBC shows councils in the East of England raised £38m in profit in 2024-25 - up fro
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