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The cost of a parking ticket is set to soar across the country as cash-strapped town halls put pressure on the Government to increase the amount they can raise in fines. Motorists have found themselves back in the front line as ministers consider proposals which could see some penalties increase by 40 per cent. They have been drawn up up the British Parking Association, which represents councils and the contractors they use to dish out penalty charge notices. “The Government has indicated that they will review penalty charges outside London,” said Patrick Troy, the Association’s chief executive. “They won’t be reviewed downwards.” For drivers in the capital the news is even worse, with councils in London are looking to push up the cost of the most expensive parking ticket from £120 to £140. Their proposals are contained in a consultation document, with a final decision due to be taken later in the year. The plans are the latest assault on drivers who had been promised by Philip Hammond, the Transport Secretary, that the “war on the motorist” was over. More