One in ten drivers who receive a parking ticket successfully appeal the penalty, according to a new survey conducted by the Office of National Statistics.
The survey showed that ten per cent of drivers fined last year successfully won their appeal, while 16 per cent had their case rejected.
Of the 1,100 adults questioned in the survey, around one in five had received a parking fine, and 37 per cent of those who had received a ticket believed that they had been unfairly ticketed and were not parked illegally.
The survey also showed that drivers aged between 16-34 were the worst offenders with 32 per cent receiving a ticket in the past year compared to 18 per cent for all other drivers.
Many of those surveyed also believed that ‘parking restrictions are mostly there to make money’ with 35 per cent of people living in parking controlled areas agreeing with the statement. Over a fifth of those surveyed admitted to being confused by parking rules.
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