'Cash cow' outrage at council's £6m road fine bonanza from low-traffic neighbourhoods scheme
Daily MailA Labour-run authority has been accused of using motorists as ‘cash cows’ during the cost of living crisis by bringing in low-traffic neighbourhoods. A Labour-run authority has been accused of using motorists as ‘cash cows’ during the cost of living crisis by bringing in low-traffic neighbourhoods Haringey Council could earn an eye-watering £6.1million in fines across four months from two schemes set up in August The authority has received £541,905 so far but if it is paid in full, more than £1.9million would flow into its coffers. Nick Freeman, known as ‘Mr Loophole’ for helping celebrity clients such as David Beckham escape driving bans, told the Telegraph ‘the system needs to be changed and urgently’ so that NIPs for speeding can be sent out by text and email. Nick Freeman, known as ‘Mr Loophole’ for helping celebrity clients such as David Beckham escape driving bans, told the Telegraph ‘the system needs to be changed and urgently’ so that NIPs for speeding can be sent out by text and email Ivy Kalli, 62, who lives within the St Ann’s scheme, was hit with 27 PCNs simply for driving on her own road.
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