Councils are taking home record profits from parking charges, according to the RAC Foundation. Quoting government data, the motoring charity found a combined surplus of £594 million across England for on and off-street parking during 2012/13.
The AA has hit out at councils who use parking charges to bring in extra cash, calling it "no surprise" the four authorities making the most money are in London.
The care insurer's President Edmund King blamed CCTV for helping some councils "ramp up" parking charges.
Rain in the north tonight. Mostly dry, mild and humid elsewhere.
Wayne Lotter was co-founder and president of the PAMS Foundation, which was credited with helping to arrest thousands of poachers.
The star celebrates beating Justin Bieber into second place as her song becomes a hit again after a performance at the total solar eclipse.