Thousands sent demands for up to £170 because of faulty machines

Drivers risk £170 parking fines from 'faulty' machines amid demands for new laws - 'It's just wrong!'

Drivers risk £170 parking fines from 'faulty' machines amid demands for new laws - 'It's just wrong!' - Drivers across England are being hammered by unfair parking costs from private companies because of faulty machines, with Labour pledging to tackle the issue

Brits issued warning as parking payment machines ‘set up to trap people’

Thousands of Brits have been sent parking tickets as payment machines are ‘set up to trap people’.

Thousands sent demands for up to £170 because of faulty machines

Appeals against the fines are being rejected despite photographic evidence

Cornwall driver among ‘thousands’ sent parking tickets by faulty machines

Campaigner Lynda Eagan helps drivers who join the Facebook group Private Parking Tickets – Help and Advice, which has 47,000 members.

‘Thousands’ sent parking tickets as payment machines are ‘set up to trap people’

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander described the issue as ‘a problem that needs to be tackled’. Drivers across England say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty machines. The PA news agency has spoken to motorists in several regions who received parking charge notices (PCNs) they claim were unfair. One campaigner believes “thousands” of people have been affected. (PA Graphics) Transport Secr…

Faulty machines blamed for 'thousands' of parking fines up to £170

One driver told Metro he received a fine despite not being anywhere near the Euro Car Parks (Picture: Belinda Jiao) Drivers across the UK have accused private parking firms of ‘unfair’ tickets. The most morbid case was for Maurizio Capoccia, from Enfield, London, who received a £100 from Euro Car Parks, saying he had parked at a Sainsbury’s. However, Maurizio told Metro he was at a funeral on the other side of town, and he was eventually able to…