Motorists who fail to pay three parking tickets face having their cars clamped or towed away under strict new rules.
The new law will come into force in two months and will allow traffic wardens who spot repeat offenders to get vehicles clamped or towed away even if they are parked legally at the time.
Motorists failing to pay fines for other offences including driving in a bus lane will face similar action.
The new powers are being granted to local authorities in London but it is believed other councils across the country will adopt the new rules in due course.
The four London authorities holding a six-month trial of the new powers are Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Transport for London, the body responsible for all the main roads across the capital.
Transport for London says the top 20 worst evaders have run up 1,712 unpaid parking and traffic fines between them, with one offender racking up 174 outstanding penalty charge notices.
The law will also trap visitors from overseas as it makes no distinction between cars registered in Britain and those with foreign plates.
Well with the Transport of London having to pay court costs to Porsche for the overturning of the congestion charge, it comes as no surprise they have quickly conjured up another moneymaking scam for innocent motorists.
Jackie Violet – Female First