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🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Traffic warden issues parking ticket to bus at a bus stop

A traffic warden in Ashford, Kent, issued a parking ticket to a broken-down bus at a bus stop, leading to community outrage and a defense from the council for following procedure.

Feb 20 • 07:44 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Kaleva: Parking Inspector Kimmo Took Pictures of a Car When a Young Man Arrived - 'I'll Rip Your Fingers Off'

A parking inspector in Oulu faced a violent threat from a young man after taking photographs of a car with an expired parking ticket.

Feb 17 • 04:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Your rights if you get a private parking ticket as car park firm fined £473,000

With a record number of private parking tickets issued in the UK, motorists must understand their rights, especially after Euro Car Parks was fined for regulatory failures.

Feb 17 • 00:30 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Skoda Man, 48, Raged at Parking Attendant in Kuopio: 'You Can Ask the Police Who I Am!'

A 48-year-old man in Kuopio had an outburst towards a parking attendant after receiving a parking ticket, later apologizing but not being forgiven by the attendant.

Feb 14 • 16:45 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Nantes: the LAPI cars, these "ticket dispensing machines" that fined more than 300,000 times in 2025

In Nantes, LAPI cars have issued over 300,000 parking fines in 2025, significantly boosting the city's revenue from parking fees.

Feb 13 • 12:15 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Here is the municipality where no one risks getting a parking ticket

Sävsjö municipality has no parking attendants, as the cost of having them is deemed to be greater than any potential revenue from parking fines.

Feb 10 • 15:48 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Can you keep your car running while you run errands? In this case, you will receive a ticket on your windshield

Keeping your car idling in a parking lot during frost conditions may lead to a fine, as Finnish law permits idling only for two minutes unless waiting in traffic.

Feb 9 • 04:46 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Crime & Justice

Young woman got angry over parking fines, then it crashed

A 28-year-old woman, under the influence of drugs, attempted to run over parking wardens in Jyväskylä after becoming furious over a parking ticket.

Feb 6 • 06:31 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Woman gets parking ticket from 2023 and is told it's too late to appeal

Monika Wentowska received a £100 parking fine nearly three years after the alleged offense in March 2023 and was informed that her appeal period had expired.

Feb 5 • 08:51 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Sports

What an absurdity at the SP: Fifa is selling parking spots, which are more expensive than tickets for the match!

Fans are expressing concern over the high costs of attending the 2026 World Cup, with some already backing out due to expensive logistics even before tickets go on general sale.

Feb 3 • 19:00 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Sports

Fans at the 2026 World Cup Face Astronomical Parking Prices, More Expensive than Tickets

Fans attending the 2026 World Cup are facing exorbitant parking prices, which are even higher than the cost of tickets due to limited public transport infrastructure in the host country.

Feb 3 • 07:29 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

'Áreazul Digital': Users have until March 3 to convert physical tickets in Montes Claros

Users in Montes Claros can convert their physical parking tickets to digital credit until March 3, as the new digital parking system is set to take effect on March 2.

Feb 2 • 12:06 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Kilkis: The 58-year-old who ran over a police officer during a ticketing is on trial

A 58-year-old man has been summoned for trial after running over a police officer while receiving a parking ticket.

Jan 12 • 14:10 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Kilkis: Driver Runs Over Police Officer for Issuing Parking Ticket

In an astonishing incident in Kilkis, a driver ran over a police officer who was issuing a parking ticket, injuring the officer's leg.

Jan 12 • 09:51 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

Footage from surveillance camera - Thieves paid for their parking ticket while fleeing

Surveillance footage reveals thieves who stole from a bank vault in Gelsenkirchen paid for their parking ticket as they escaped, impacting 2500 customers who are now sharing the footage on social media.

Dec 31 • 13:46 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

PHOTO/VIDEO How the Arena looks and what the atmosphere is like ahead of Mark Perkovic Thompson's concert

The article provides insights into the atmosphere at the Arena as concertgoers prepare for Mark Perkovic Thompson's performance, detailing entrance rules and parking arrangements for ticket holders.

Dec 27 • 18:30 UTC

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