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| AA wants improved parking signage | AA wants improved parking signage |
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| The AA is calling for better signage next to dropped kerbs to warn drivers exactly where they can and cannot park. | |
| A new law brought in last year means drivers in England could be fined £70 for obstructing a driveway, and the penalty in London is £120. | A new law brought in last year means drivers in England could be fined £70 for obstructing a driveway, and the penalty in London is £120. |
| Paul Watters from the AA said there were concerns that councils could go too far with enforcement of the rule. | Paul Watters from the AA said there were concerns that councils could go too far with enforcement of the rule. |
| Some drivers are worried councils might use "carte blanche power" to "maximise revenue", he added. | Some drivers are worried councils might use "carte blanche power" to "maximise revenue", he added. |
| Mr Watters said: "When civil parking enforcement started, there were some councils going round in the middle of the night enforcing footway parking bans. | Mr Watters said: "When civil parking enforcement started, there were some councils going round in the middle of the night enforcing footway parking bans. |
| "That really was, I think, to maximise revenue and I think some people might be concerned this might re-appear if we have carte blanche power, like [with] this drop kerb." | "That really was, I think, to maximise revenue and I think some people might be concerned this might re-appear if we have carte blanche power, like [with] this drop kerb." |