A van driver racked up a record 拢32,000 in unpaid parking fines because the vehicle was 'too big' to tow away. Tower Hamlets council in east London said the owner of the Volkswagen Transporter van - which had no tax or MOT and was registered under a false name - ignored 246 penalty notices from July 2017 onwards. Council bosses said the van 'had history' of parking illegally around the borough, as it is believed the driver knew he could get away without having to pay a fine. The council said that enforcement officers couldn't tow it away because it was too large for its removal trucks. It was spotted again last week and finally taken to the pound after council bosses found a towing vehicle big enought to remove it. The council said that despite knowing the location of the van, they couldn't tow it away because it was too large for its removal trucks. The vehicle has no tax, MOT or insurance and was registered with the DVLA under a fake name.
So Tower Hamlets says they have already written off 77 of the van's oldest fines, totalling about 拢10,000, because it has been unable to track the driver down. The driver will only have to pay the one most recent parking ticket, plus the 拢200 tow fee and 拢40 for every day the van has been in the pound, to get it released. If it is not claimed within 30 days, it will be destroyed. The previous biggest total parking fine issued to a single person was 拢18,500. In 2017 Carly Mackie, from Dundee, ignored some 200 parking tickets for leaving her car at the city's Waterfront without a permit, claiming they were unenforceable. Ms Mackie said that she had a right to park there as she was living there at the time. Vehicle Control Services took the 28-year-old to court after she failed to pay the private parking notices. She was then ordered to pay 拢24,500 in fines and charges. A spokesman for Tower Hamlets council, said: 'This vehicle has a history of being parked illegally across the borough, causing significant inconvenience to our residents. Last week as part of a proactive operation targeting persistent evaders, council enforcement officers once again found it parked illegally. As the owner has repeatedly failed to pay penalty charge notices for past offences, the vehicle was immediately removed and taken to the car pound using a specially commissioned tow truck. It will be held securely for 35 days or until the owner is able to provide the paperwork to prove the vehicle belongs to them.
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