Mayor Catrin Miles said drivers were parking in loading bays which sometimes brought traffic to a standstill when lorries were trying to make deliveries.

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"People don't use the public car parks and tend to park in the town centre illegally in loading bays and disabled parking spaces, " she said.

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In Aberystwyth, vehicles had parked illegally on double yellow lines, in loading bays, disabled parking bays and even on pavements, which led to complaints about a parking "free-for-all".

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On the morning after that pool-deck encounter in Florida I headed out for a walk, and in the parking lot of the hotel I saw one of the Tokens loading his stage clothes into his car.

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Ms Michael, a parking campaigner, filmed him after she was informed he had parked in a loading bay and was withdrawing money from a cash machine, the court heard.

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And for no-nonsense types who enjoy the game but dislike the way it drags on, Freeman says check the rule book to cut out common but unofficial practices like loading up the center with cash and paying it out to player who lands on Free Parking.

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