WITH motorists facing the prospect of higher parking fines, do you think penalty charges are justified or are they used by councils to make money?

A government review could lead to the cap on parking fines outside London rising from its current level of £70, which could particularly affect drivers in north Kent.

In London, the maximum penalty charge is £130.

Transport secretary Norman Baker said the current maximum fine outside the capital may no longer be a strong enough deterrent.

How high do you think parking fines should go? Should the rest of the country have the same cap as London?

Are you assured penalty charges are applied responsibly or do you suspect local authorities use the fines more to generate revenue than to genuinely control traffic?

Would an increase in maximum parking fines damage town centres? Does parking legitimately cost too much?

If motorists park legally it shouldn’t matter how high parking fines get, should it?

Add your comments below.