8 h. ago Readers' letters: Private firms issuing parking fines must be reined in

A reader calls for a crackdown private firms issuing hefty fines for minor parking infringements

Economics

28 h. ago Parking fine Britain unmasked: Just five firms responsible for HALF of all tickets as data shows staggering amount are set to be handed out this year

The RAC found car park management firms' requests to the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) reached 7.2million in the six months to the end of last September.

Sport

29 h. ago Drivers fined on average every two seconds as record number of parking tickets issued

Each ticket can be up to £100, meaning the total cost to drivers may be near £4.1 million per day at the current rate

Politics

37 h. ago 14.5 million parking tickets set to be issued as fines surge across UK

Each ticket can be up to £100, meaning the total cost to drivers may be near £4.1 million per day at the current rate

Politics

41 h. ago 'Greedy' firm tried to fine me £200 for not paying for parking within FIVE minutes I fought them for two years and finally won

Angela Haley, 64, had decided against stopping in her usual Derby car park and instead chose to station her car elsewhere after entering from a different route. She quickly realised her mistake.

Economics

64 h. ago I was fined £100 for buying the wrong parking ticket but I couldn't understand the machine because it was in Welsh

Freelance journalist Claire Hannah (pictured), 53, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, told MailOnline how her 'lovely' day trip to Betws-y-Coed, north Wales, turned into a nightmare.

Economics

3 d. ago Drivers warned to look for one small issue as thousands slapped with £170 parking fines

A campaigner is running a Facebook group of nearly 50,000 people, many of which have been caught out by machines that are letting them pay without completing their plates

Events

4 d. ago Parking machines ‘set up to trap people’ as thousands sent tickets

Drivers across England say they are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty machines.

Politics

4 d. ago Drivers hit by up to £170 parking fines after using ticket machines 'set up to trap you'

Thousands of drivers around the UK could be the victim of dodgy ticket machines according to campaigners

Economics

4 d. ago Woman's 'injustice' at parking fine given for unbelievable reason

Welsh businesswoman Chloe Parr said she 'couldn't believe it, I was incensed'

Politics

5 d. ago I was fined twice by a parking firm despite having a Blue Badge

Music lovers Guy Falkenau, 80, and his wife Lucille, from Forest Hall, North Tyneside, received fines when parking at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead.

Politics

6 d. ago Woman 'incensed' after finding out why she received parking fine

The local authority has cancelled the fine handed out to Ms Parr

Politics

6 d. ago The morbid reason I was given a £100 parking fine in popular location

The morbid reason I was given a £100 parking fine in popular location  Metro.co.uk

Economics

8 d. ago Man , 21, dies after tree falls on home while he slept as loved ones hope he is now at 'everlasting peace'

Noah Hall sadly died when a huge tree crashed through the roof above his bedroom where he was sleeping - his loved have now paid tribute saying he 'didn’t have a single evil bone in his body'

Events

8 d. ago I was hit with a £100 fine after stopping in a car park for five minutes but leaving because I had to pay in coins

Sue Hirst, 53, was charged £100 for a five minute stay in a car park, in which her partner did not even leave their vehicle, while on a holiday weekend.

Economics

9 d. ago Falkirk Council set to introduce £100 fines for pavement parking in August

Falkirk currently issues warnings rather than penalties but that will change if councillors agree

Economics

1 week ago TikTok star fined after ‘parking for six minutes with the wrong ticket’ launches battle against council

Zoe 'staked out' the area

Events

2 w. ago Family fined £100 for parking over this white line to help disabled gran

Francesca Roberts decided to park over the line to allow grandmother-of-six Maureen to get her walker out and move around safely but the decision almost proved very costly

Economics

2 w. ago Drivers risking £130 fine for common parking move with 1.5million making mistake

Motoring experts say there is a smarter way to avoid the problem and avoid fines

Economics

2 w. ago Lanarkshire pavement parking fines: MP raises enforcement concerns

Michael Shanks says "people who have genuine issues parking outside their home may be penalised" and is asking about exemption zones

Events