No sign of any U-turn on match-day parking scam

I received a £170 penalty charge notice (PCN) after being scammed by fake parking stewards while attending a football match at Old Trafford. This must be affecting unsuspecting fans at every match.

- By Anna Tims

I had been directed to park on a nearby street by men wearing hi-vis jackets with "official match day parking" written on them. They demanded a £10 parking fee in cash. I later discovered they were rogue operators and that they had tricked me into parking on private land.

The operator that enforces parking rules on the road, Ocean Parking, has admitted to me that it has known for years that this scam is happening on its client's property. It seems disgraceful that Ocean is profiting amid this criminal activity.

GT. Bolton

This scam has been going on for at least five years, judging by social media threads, meaning that the con artists (and legitimate parking enforcers) have been making thousands of pounds from unwitting drivers. Your ire is understandable.