Foreign drivers owe south-east councils tens of thousands of pounds in unpaid parking fines issued in 2014-15.

Ashford Borough Council is owed more than £70,000 and Canterbury City Council is owed almost £45,000 in unpaid fines, BBC South East has found.

More than half of Kent’s councils are using a private company to help recover fines issued to foreign drivers.

Reported by BBC News. You can read the full story here. 

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