Bailiffs sent by the council and knocking of the doors of motorists demanding payment for unpaid traffic fines has doubled since the pandemic, figures say.
The number of bailiffs sent to the homes of drivers has doubled since the pandemic, new figures reveal.
The Civil Enforcement Association gathered the most recent data from organisations working in collaboration with local authorities. However, he has also says new nationwide policies such as Ulez, clean air zones as well as a 'fracturing of the social contract' - which he claims is a by-product of the pandemic - have all played a role.
'People have given themselves permission to act with impunity. Antisocial behaviour is being normalised and we see selfish actions daily. However, he also acknowledged there are now various new rules, such as bus lanes and low-emissions zones that make it more challenging for motorists. Drivers have also been hit with clean air zone fines, bus lane fines and more in recent years stock image)
In thousands of cases, enforcement ages seize cars and sell them on as motorists refuse to pay the fine.Figures show that around a third of drivers pay their fines once they receive a warning letter, however the remaining cases are left to bailiffs. 'The bailiff said to me he clamped my car. He said, ‘You’ve got ten minutes to pay this £500 or we’re taking your car away’,' the 50-year-old told the Times.
'It made me very poorly, mentally very poorly, and I wasn’t in the right place at all to be dealing with ,' she added. 'Money raised from fines and charges is used for running parking services, with any surplus spent on essential transport improvements, including fixing the £16.3 billion road repairs backlog, reducing congestion, tackling poor air quality and supporting local bus services.'
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