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Drivers face a new full-on "tax" in the form of parking tickets - as profits hit £1.2bn . Labour Party government data shows English councils generated £2.3billion from parking fees last year.

Councils raked in £2.338billion from motorists through parking fees during the previous tax year. Figures from the housing, communities and local government ministry reveal local authorities retained £1.189billion.

That marks a rise from £1.043billion the previous year. Jack Cousens, head of roads policy, said: "The figures showed the cost of parking had gone from a reasonable charge to a full-on local tax."

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