Camden Council has been told by campaigners to bin up to 10,000 parking tickets, issued under "wrong" regulations.

Since 31 March, new laws came into effect, changing parking attendants into "civil enforcement officers".

10,000 motoring fines have been handed out since then and the council has to pass new Traffic Management Orders to legalise their work.

Unenforceable tickets

Campaign group ParkingAppeal claims Camden kept issuing fines under the old legislation.

Group founder Neil Herron has threatened to take the council to court unless it overturns the penalty notices. He said flawed tickets were issued for 18 days covering meters and pay and display offences - and that they are still being issued for yellow line offences.

Council dispute

Camden council however insists they have acted lawfully saying they are empowered to make Traffic Management Orders under the 1984 Road Traffic Regulations act. A spokesman said:

"Therefore the changes brought about by the (new act)....do not effect the validity of our existing Traffic Management Orders."

'Treated like murderers'

It comes after the Association of British Drivers said drivers were treated like "murderers".

They called the amount of money councils raked in as "disgusting". Westminster raised the highest figures in the country with £33million.

Huge Bladen, founder of the ABD said:

"Motorists are being treated like they've committed murder."

He also disputed councils claims that money raised goes into road improvement saying it "goes straight into the coffers." Continuing:

"It would be nice to think that it is being sent on what's needed, but you only have to look at the state of the roads in this country to see roads are the last thing that the money is being spent on."