55 m. ago Government launches crackdown on ‘misleading’ private parking firms

Analysis by the PA news agency found Britain’s drivers were handed 14.4 million parking tickets by private companies in the year to the end of March.

Politics

15 h. ago Motorists hit with nearly £4m in private parking fines every day

Private parking firms issued 1,640 fines across the UK every hour last year, totalling nearly £4 million per day

Economics

20 h. ago UK motorists demand action as 39,000 parking tickets issued each day by private firms

A record 14.4 million parking tickets were issued last year

Economics

35 h. ago Private parking firms issued record 1,640 tickets every hour in 2024

Ruthless firms issued 14.4million tickets to drivers in the 12 months to April this year - more than 27 every minute.

Economics

49 h. ago Record 14.4 million parking fines issued by private firms last year

The figure is up 13% from the previous year

Economics

50 h. ago Private firms issue record 14.4 million parking tickets in a year

Motoring groups said the analysis demonstrates the ‘urgent’ need for the Government to reintroduce a code of practice for the sector.

Economics

50 h. ago Car types set to be banned by 2030 in UK as huge changes announced

Petrol and diesel motorists will be hit with changes in less than five years.

Events

3 d. ago "My husband hit my breaks": Terrified drivers speak of moment cars were forced to 'swerve and slam breaks' as lorry crosses M60 in motorway 'chaos'

One motorist said the mayhem unfolded after a car first hit one of the lorries involved

Events

3 d. ago "My husband hit my brakes": Terrified drivers speak of moment cars were forced to swerve as lorry crosses M60 in motorway 'chaos'

One motorist said the mayhem unfolded after a car first hit one of the lorries involved

Events

4 d. ago The moment desperate drivers  realise they've been snared by London's most

Greenwich Council are raking in £16,500 a day from fines dished out to locals who drive through camera enforced LTN roads in East Greenwich, south-east London.

Politics

4 d. ago The moment desperate drivers realise they've been snared by London's most

The moment desperate drivers realise they've been snared by London's most-hated low traffic neighbourhood that pulls in £16,500 in fines a day  Daily Mail

Politics

4 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter 'flies in private medical medical team' during sold out BST Hyde Park gig

Sabrina Carpenter pulled out all of the stops for her weekend performing at BST Hyde Park as she flew in her own private medical team and had an ambulance on standby.

Politics

5 d. ago The point that ignited Novak Djokovic’s ominous Wimbledon challenge

The 38-year-old won his 100th Wimbledon match to continue his bid to win an eighth Wimbledon crown next week, though world No 1 Jannik Sinner is a potential obstacle in the semi-finals, with both men teasing the potential match-up with fine performances on day six at SW19

Politics

8 d. ago Motorists slapped with nearly 40,000 private parking charges a day as DVLA sold record 14.4m driver details last year

A 13% increase in driver detail requests made by private parking firms in 2024-25 means an average of 27 charges are issued to motorists every minute.

Transport

9 d. ago Aldi Scotland and Highland Fine Cheeses launch hunt for the nation’s cheesiest joke

Aldi Scotland has joined forces with renowned Scottish producer Highland Fine Cheeses to mark International Joke Day (1 July), with a real cracker of a competition.

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration wants to fine those illegally in the US $1,000 per day until they leave

Proposed rule would eliminate warning period for fining those in U.S. illegally

Politics

2 w. ago Briton accused of staging Disneyland mock wedding with child is charged with fraud offences in France

Sex offender was arrested after alleged hiring of Disneyland Paris for fake ceremony with nine-year-old ‘bride’A British sex offender accused of staging a mock wedding with a child at Disneyland Paris has been charged with money-laundering and fraud offences in France.Jacky Jhaj, 39, who in 2016 was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds, was arrested this weekend at Disneyland Paris after the theme park was hired for a private wedding. Staff are said to have called police when they saw that the “bride” in a wedding dress was a nine-year-old girl. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Royal Ascot winner set to miss Classic date after getting 14 day whip ban and hefty fine

Jockey Gary Carroll will not be able to ride surprise Coronation Stakes winner Cercene if connections go ahead with plans to supplement her for the Irish Oaks

Politics

2 w. ago Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all

Cheap, scaleable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about securityOn a fine day in early June, Ukrainian soldiers launched their latest killer robot. With a click on a screen, the unattractively named Gogol-M, a fixed-wing aerial drone with a 20-foot wingspan, took off from an undisclosed location and soared into a wide blue sky.This “mothership” travelled 200km into Russia before releasing two attack drones hanging off its wings. Able to evade radar by flying at a low altitude, the smaller drones autonomously scanned the ground below to find a suitable target, and then locked on for the kill. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago London Penthouse Next to Hyde Park With a Private Dining Perk Asks £42 Million

London Penthouse Next to Hyde Park With a Private Dining Perk Asks £42 Million  Mansion Global

Economics