The Oxford Mail is supporting the City Lib Dems’ campaign to demand a refund from the County Council for residents who have bought parking permits between April 2010 and March 2011.

Although this is meant to be a not for profit scheme, the Tory County Council has pocketed £110,442.76 of Oxford City taxpayers’ money

The Oxford Mail is publishing a letter today that you can cut out, complete and send to the County Council asking for your money back. It applies for a £10 rebate. Please support this Lib Dem/Oxford Mail campaign and buy today’s Oxford Mail!

Lib Dems put forward a motion in Council on Monday night that was passed unanimously. It said the surplus came

despite repeated assurances from representatives of the county council that residents were only being asked to ensure that residents’ parking zone administration costs were recovered.

Council condemns this duplicity and asks the Chief Executive to write to the County Council to demand that a rebate is paid to residents who have been forced to pay excessively high charges for the privilege of parking near their own homes”.