This is a disturbing report, presented on Tuesday by two senators. PS Thierry Carcenac and LR Claude Nougein point the malfunctions of the system since the reform of parking in cities, a year ago. Of the 8 million plus tickets issued to those who have not paid for parking, 70% are never recovered by the state. And the addition is salty: a billion euros of loss of profit in the coffers of the state.
It must be said that for a year, 570 municipalities manage, each in their own corner, paid parking and the fines that go with it. Except that, to recover them, these average cities like Brive or Périgueux lack tools. For example, they are unable to obtain the identity of the verbalized drivers, especially when they are passing through. And even if offenders want to pay, late, impossible to do it remotely. It's too complicated and there are too many potential interlocutors, and in the end, everyone is lost.
"Every community has its rules"
"It's a bit complicated for the taxpayers sometimes to pay and to make recourse," points to Europe 1 Claude Nougein. "In some communities, there are lesser packages, in others there are lower packages but you can not use, and in others there are no packages at all. its rules and depending on the place of the offense, it multiplies the number of places where to do the procedure, "he laments.
As a result, 70% of the increased fines never are collected, this represents nearly 1 billion euros. Another absurdity: people with reduced mobility, who have free parking, sometimes receive fines. But they must pay them before they can contest.