BRITS, one of the UK's busiest thoroughfares, has slammed the council after years of imposing excessive parking fines .
Brentwood High in EssexHis street drivers are fined thousands each year.
As the cost of living crisis continues to soar nationwide, shoppers in town say Main Street is plagued with expensive parking problems.
Local prints Her shop owner, Peri Sinclair, said locals had to pay high prices for parking or risk being caught by overzealous security guards. Told.
Peri said: "They won't even give me space in the store. It will definitely damage my bank account. It's just exorbitant money." 15}
"I think parking is one of the downsides of Brentwood," she added.
Lorraine, 50, said it was "disgusting" to have to pay more than £8 a day to avoid being fined while working on the main street. 19}
She said: ``We work in shops, and we work almost at minimum wage. 21}
``Parliament is always coming. If you want more tickets, you have to pay.
``And the guards are really quick. , 25, said he collects about three parking tickets a week.
More than 3,300 fines have been imposed on her along her streets in Brentwood in the past year, with the council exceeding her £80,500, according to a Freedom of Information request by the LDRS. rice field.
A spokesperson for the Brentwood Borough Council said in a statement to his Live in Brentwood: Use it if they need to stop on the high street.
However, locals say that pushy ticket gates are actually much quicker and often result in immediate fines.
``We literally stopped him in less than five minutes, but he gave us a ticket,'' he said, as he is now on crutches. His 32-year-old Anthony, who had stopped in the disabled compartment, said.
"I don't know how fast it was. It must have come out and been here in five seconds.
" He saw me on crutches. . I said sorry but he didn't even give me time to try to move instead of giving me the ticket. } John
People at a local food market in a shopping hub see numerous street parking fines impacting the number of customers passing by
78-year-old market stall owner John said:
"We got our tickets the other day. They gave us tickets just to unload. He just said, 'That's not my job.'"
}"They're just worth the work."
Says Will, 18, a waiter at a popular restaurant on the main street. They are always wondering up and down.
"That's a bit excessive. I'd like to know what they're investing in." Added:
And local hairdresser Yasmin, 28, said: Community, we make money for the council, but they don't even want to reduce parking.
"It's been going on for years." }
