Civilianised Parking Enforcement (CPE) involves councils enforcing on-street parking rules instead of the police.

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The council said the new parking rules were good for residents, businesses and visitors.

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While an accountant at Carnegie Hall in the early 1980s, he grew infuriated at the difficulty of figuring out the city's alternate-side-of-the-street parking rules.

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It is also the only place outside of Reykjavik that seems to have parking rules, so find yourself a dashboard parking clock and you'll avoid a ticket.

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Jim Cameron, chairman of a commuter group, wants officials in numerous towns to suspend parking rules to accommodate what could be tens of thousands of motorists driving to unaffected train stations.

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Under the rules, you may not deduct the cost of parking at your regular place (or places) of business: routine trips to one client could be considered non-deductible depending on your facts and circumstances.

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He also committed to change planning rules on flat conversions above shops, and consult on abolishing centrally-set parking charges.

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