Officials admitted the 400-space Havelock Street car park could not cope with demand, especially since a nearby private car park had temporarily closed.

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On 30 November 2010, Henry Smith said the regime could be administered by councils, with private car park operators covering the cost of the scheme by paying an application fee.

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Connected to Dar es Salaam by a well-paved road, the park can be accessed by private car, bus or safari vehicle.

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Barrie James, from Torquay, who has had two heart attacks, was charged by G24, a private parking company that runs the Toys R Us car park in Plymouth.

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Samantha Rigg-David, the sister of Sean Rigg, a 40-year-old man who died in police custody in 2008 in Brixton, and Alastair Morgan, whose brother Daniel - a private detective - was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub's car park in 1987, took part in the demonstration.

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