Reading Borough Council is working to correct inaccurate legal orders that led to the issuing of approximately £357,000 worth of invalid parking fines.

Officials said that statutory consultations to correct nine Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) would take place over the coming weeks.

After a staff member reported a defect earlier this year, it was discovered that 6,136 penalty charge notices had been issued incorrectly between 2013 and 2024.

The council apologised to residents in October to those who were negatively affected.

Motorists who received and paid the PCNs are still able to claim reimbursement via the council's website, according to chief executive Jackie Yates.

The council said it had already contacted motorists who had been incorrectly subject to a debt recovery service.

TROs are legal orders, made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, which provide legal backing for the enforcement of rules like speed limits, vehicle access restrictions and parking controls.

On 15 October, the council agreed a rectification process whereby the nine orders affected would be corrected and re-advertised in phases.

As part of the consultation process, the council must advertise a simplified version of the TRO in local newspapers, on notices in the street and on the council's website, and members of the public have 21 days to make comments.