Last year, 25% of parking fines issued at Hornchurch's Billet Lane car park were cancelled, significantly higher than other borough car parks. This was primarily due to a technical error that led to fines being wrongly issued to paid customers in February. The Havering Council acknowledged this mistake and resolved the underlying issue. Reasons for overturned fines included valid tickets and permits, good will, lack of evidence, and valid disabled badges. The council continues to enforce parking regulations to ensure compliance and public safety, despite recent criticisms of enforcement practices.
A technical error caused fines to be incorrectly issued to theatregoers who had paid to park at Billet Lane in February, leading to over a quarter being cancelled.
The local authority has admitted that a higher number of tickets were overturned at Billet Lane than at other car parks, with 201 of 801 fines cancelled last year.
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