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Tameside Council rakes in nearly £400,000 in parking fines

Oldham Council made £398,000 in parking fines last year, it has been revealed.

Councils in England brought in £1.9 billion in parking charges with a third coming from fines given for parking offences, driving in bus lanes or stopping in the yellow box at a junction.

Around England, councils brought in a staggering £1.9 billion in parking charges, according to Government figures.

Manchester made £7.3 million with Bolton also raking in a million.

The data, released by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, shows incomes from on-street penalty charges around the region last year. This is how it looks:

  • Manchester - £7,274,000
  • Bury - £1,170,000
  • Bolton - £1,133,000
  • Rochdale - £966,000
  • Oldham - £623,000
  • Trafford - £549,000
  • Stockport - £435,000
  • Tameside - £398,000
  • Wigan - £0
  • Salford – £0

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