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Locals in a well-known seaside city are livid over parking fines, pleading “stop before we scare off all the tourists”.

More than 1,000 tickets have been handed out in Bournemouth final 12 months. And the council is in search of approval to ramp up fees much more.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in Dorset say that more durable sanctions will assist scale back unlawful parking of their cities.

But locals have stated that the rise will drive away vacationers who’re a big a part of the world’s financial system.

Under the proposals, there can be two tiers of parking offences: Minor infractions will end in a high-quality of £50, rising to £70 for main rulebreaking. Penalties can be halved if paid inside 14 days.

The penalties can be enforced with the assistance of ANPR cameras, with fines posted to drivers who transfer their automobiles earlier than a bodily ticket could be issued.

But one motorist from the world informed GB News: “The only deterrent will be that of not coming to Bournemouth at all. With very little else there, the parking will be the only talking point.”

Another added: “Have you been to Hampshire lately? You will see most of the towns and villages heaving with shoppers and tourists. Parking costs roughly half of that in Bournemouth.”

Chris Farrant, the council’s chief government, stated: “We have been campaigning with the Government for a while and we’ve reopened this with the brand new Government.

“Car parking fines are at a level very similar to that we charge for a full day in the car parks. The level two car parking fine is £50 or £25 if paid within 14 days and the top level is £70/35.

“There is a national view looking at the level of fines for parking illegally. We are looking at London as an example to see whether that has a deterrent effect.

“We are getting more and more complaints about illegal car parking, one weekend we issued well over 1,000 parking tickets and that’s not good for anybody as it means cars are parking illegally.”