Edinburgh street generates £1.2m in parking fines

The Scotsman
ALASTAIR DALTON TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT (adalton@scotsman.com)

DRIVERS parking in George Street in Edinburgh were issued with parking fines to the value of £1.2 million last year, it was reported yesterday.
With 20,870 tickets issued, the city-centre street was one of the most ticketed in Britain, according to a survey by Channel 4 News.
The popular shopping area was only topped by Lordship Lane, in Tottenham, north London, where £3.2 million worth of tickets were issued.
However, the figures were estimated on the basis of £60 fines being issued in the year to March, and many drivers were fined only £30 because they paid within two weeks.
The total fines paid and still outstanding for George Street was £740,000. The council said this was because most motorists paid up within 14 days.
In Glasgow, Sauchiehall Street was Scotland's second most ticketed street, where tickets worth £378,180 were issued.