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"A driver has had his car taken off him after racking up a total of 220 unpaid parking tickets worth \u00C2\u00A318,000. Portsmouth City Council enforced the action after the owner failed to pay the fines, The Mirror reports. &amp;quot;This is an ongoing case, so although the car has been seized we won&amp;#039;t give up pursuing the owner until they come forward and the outstanding debt is settled,&amp;quot; said council parking manager Michael Robinson. &amp;quot;The amount of fines this motorist ran up shows a lack of respect for all road users, so we used our enforcement powers to take action against this persistent offender.&amp;quot; Vehicles can be taken and destroyed by councils if the driver does not make contact after three penalty notices. Councillor Jason Fazackarley said: &amp;quot;This is an extreme case which is why we have taken the necessary action to seize the vehicle after a blatant disregard by the owner. &amp;quot;In addition to seizing the vehicle we will pursue legal action to recover the outstanding debt owned.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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