REVEALED: The leafy English town where parking fines have surged 216 per cent

REVEALED: The leafy English town where parking fines have surged 216 per cent

A town in Kent has come under threat from parking attendants after the number of tickets issued by the council rose by 216 per cent in three years.Royal Tunbridge Wells witnessed the increase between 2021 and 2024, when penalty charge notices (PCNs) had also jumped from 36,587 to 115,741.The 216 per cent increase has frustrated motorists and there are claims it has driven away regular customers.In the financial year of 2023/24, nearly 15,000 PCN…