Private companies hitting 48,000 UK drivers with £100 charge every day

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Around 48,000 motorists in Britain are being hit with charges of up to £100 every day, new figures show. New data shows drivers receiving an average of nearly 48,000 parking fines daily from private firms. Some 13.1 million fines were handed out by parking management companies between April and December last year, according to Press Association analysis of Government figures. This represents a 19% rise from 11.0 million during the equivalent period the previous year, and equates to an average