Council forced to write off £7.2m of uncollected debt

Newham Council has been forced to write off over £7.2million in Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) debt this week as bailiffs have been unable to trace drivers due to them moving elsewhere or no longer living at their address. Since 2021, the council has written off a total of £55.64m relating to parking debt between 2014/15 and 2021/22.
Speaking at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting (April 4), deputy mayor and cabinet member for environment and sustainable transport, James Asser said: “