Record Bournemouth beach fines for illegally parked vehicles
The authority posted on its social media throughout the weekend highlighting how many vehicles officers were finding parked illegally in the seaside towns.Councillor Rich Herrett said Sandbanks surface car park was full by 09:00 BST on Saturday - with the area busy because of the Sandpolo and SandFest events.
Figures from the authority show 879 PCNs were handed out on Saturday, while 823 were handed out on Sunday.Previously, the highest number of PCNs given out during a weekend was 1,364 on 21 and 22 June.The weekend of 28 and 29 June also saw high numbers of PCNs issued, with 1,057 in total.It comes after the authority announced a consultation for new on-street parking charges in the Boscombe and Southbourne areas, as well as at West Cliff and Branksome Chine.
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