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Parking permits given to firms 'like confetti'

9:01am Thursday 7th March 2013

Parking madness: Businesses accused of abusing parking permits will not have them taken away after they were “handed out like confetti” by the council to private schools and estate agents.

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Ticking off for traffic warden who blocked fire exit

8:00am Thursday 28th February 2013

Parking madness: A parking enforcement officer has been disciplined by Merton Council after he was caught parking on double yellow lines in front of a fire exit in Mitcham.

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Parking blunder sends daft driver crashing through fence

9:28am Wednesday 27th February 2013

Parking madness: Motorists were left bemused by a parking manoeuvre gone horribly wrong this week.

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Man wins parking appeal over 'inadequate' council sign

1:00pm Wednesday 30th January 2013

A financial advisor has won his appeal against Merton Council after the council was found to have provided inadequate road signs in Wimbledon town centre.

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Co-op sorry after customer 'fined' for visiting twice

1:20pm Wednesday 16th January 2013

A disgruntled motorist has claimed victory after a private parking enforcer tried to make him cough up £90 for using a car park twice in one day in Raynes Park.

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Parking officials again under fire for flouting rules

2:00pm Tuesday 30th October 2012

Parking officials have again come under scrutiny after another was caught flouting road regulations.

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Council refuses to publish traffic warden's 'bible'

5:00am Monday 15th October 2012

Merton Council has refused to publish the advice it gives traffic wardens on how flexible they should be in interpreting parking bylaws.

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Car crime victim 'not exempt' from parking ticket

4:50pm Friday 12th October 2012

Parking illegally for only one minute, even just after being the victim of a theft, was not a good enough a reason for Merton Council to cancel a woman’s parking ticket - until her husband contacted us.

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Traffic warden with hidden camera spotted on double yellows

11:20am Wednesday 10th October 2012

A traffic warden may have stumbled upon a new way to catch out unsuspecting motorists - by hiding the camera underneath a newspaper.

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Parking 'blunder' could cost council millions

9:50am Thursday 30th August 2012

Exclusive: A fair parking crusader who has clawed back £1m in unfair fines for motorists claims an extraordinary oversight at Merton Council could pave the way for £10m in refunds.

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