Councils in Wales ran a surplus of £10,065,347 in 2017/18 from parking charges and fines, 25% more than the previous year, according to a Freedom of Information request from the Welsh Conservatives. Labour-controlled Cardiff and Swansea city councils generated returns of £3.9m and £2.7m, respectively, in 2017/18, both increases on the previous year. Wrexham and Caerphilly county borough … [Read more...]