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LONDON, ENGLAND: MARCH 19: In this photo illustration, coins of the pound sterling are scattered on top of a parking ticket issued by a local council for illegal parking on March 19, 2014 in London, England. London councils have been criticized in recent days for using parking charges and fines as a means to raise general revenue, contrary to official guidelines, with fines alone generating 353 million GPB in 2012-13. (Photo Illustration by Hugh Pinney/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND:  MARCH 19:  In this photo illustration, coins of the pound sterling are scattered on top of a parking ticket issued by a local council for illegal parking on March 19, 2014 in London, England.  London councils have been criticized in recent days for using parking charges and fines as a means to raise general revenue, contrary to official guidelines, with fines alone generating 353 million GPB in 2012-13.  (Photo Illustration by Hugh Pinney/Getty Images)