Local Government Association: 'no option' on fees

Councillor David Sparks of the Local Government Association said councils have "no option" but to put parking charges up, although he denies they were a stealth tax to plug a funding gap for councils.

But former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie claimed councils waste too much money and said its members claim too much remuneration on a "gravy train".

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