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The RAC Foundation says overcharging of penalties in private car parks may have reached £100m in 2013 Continue reading the main story Related StoriesPrivate parking charges: Your rights Millions of pounds of parking penalties could have been charged illegally, according to the RAC Foundation. Penalties for overstays in car parks on private land in England and Wales could in some cases be unenforceable in court, barrister John de Waal QC said in a legal opinion for the charity. He said the penalties - sometimes up to £100 or more - were much more expensive than compensation for a genuine loss. The foundation said it wanted to see its argument tested in court. And it…

Tributes to Leon Briggs were left outside Luton police station A floral memorial to a man who died in police custody will be removed after it was deemed a "security risk". Leon Briggs, 39, died in hospital in November 2013 after being detained at the Marsh Road police station in Luton. Bedfordshire Police said its security concerns about the memorial - which had grown much larger than it had initially been - involved the risk of something untoward being hidden there. The Justice 4 Leon campaign warned of a backlash if it were removed. Liberty Louise, from the campaign, said: "There will be some sort of community backlash. "If this is the message they want to give …