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Private parking firms are paying public to catch out motorists

Published 13 February 2018
By Sunday Times Driving
Rewards of up to £30 are being given to members of the public to administer their own parking tickets under a “shop a motorist” scheme.
Black box proved motorist was fined one minute after parking

Black box proved motorist fined after one minute

A motorist successfully appealed against a £100 parking ticket by using a black-box recorder to prove that the penalty was issued within a minute
Published 08 April 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Fraud bureau opens file on parking firm’s ticket...

A parking company whose wardens doctored photographic evidence in order to issue tickets has begun refunding motorists who were wrongly charged
Published 21 September 2015
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

Parking wardens doctored photos to ticket innocent...

Rogue parking wardens have been caught doctoring photographic evidence so they could issue innocent motorists with £100 tickets.
Published 07 September 2015