Clampdown on rogue parking firms' fines

COWBOY parking firms that impose extortionate fines on drivers face an end to rip-off charges.

- By Jonathan Walker Whitehall Editor

A consultation on measures to cap charges and debt recovery fees will be launched by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Former transport minister Lord Spellar accused parking firms of “stringing the Government along for years” in an effort to avoid regulation.

It follows claims companies enforcing restrictions on private property are imposing exorbitant penalty fees and sending aggressive demands.

Challenge

Some motorists have been hit with fines for just driving in and out of a car park without stopping.

It comes as the number of tickets issued has doubled over six years, according to analysis from the RAC.