Private parking firms issued record 1,640 tickets every hour in 2024 – despite Government promises to crack down on ‘bandit’ operators
Drivers were shot with a record of 1,640 parking tickets every hour last year – despite their promises to destroy the government ‘bandit’ operators.
The brutal companies released 14.4 million tickets to drivers in April this year in April – more than 27 every minute.
This breaks the previous 12.8 million records given at 2023/2 and more than twice the 6.8 million in 2018/2019.
Each ticket can be £ 100, ie the total cost of drivers can be about 4 million £. And the figures apply not only to councils but for parking lots operated by private companies.
The ministers encountered new calls to have difficulty in cutting companies that caused misery for drivers.
If the drivers do not return to their cars in time, but not incorrectly, they are waiting for years to press such companies due to bad signs and grace periods.
The previous TORY government drew an application code aimed at protecting drivers from ‘cowboy’ operators, which would reduce the maximum fines from £ 100 to £ 50.
The ministers entered the legally challenging the proposals of the companies, but the government is now preparing a new code.
Drivers were hit with a record of 1.640 parking tickets every hour last year (stock image)
Raising companies released 14.4 million tickets to drivers in April this year for 12 months – more than 27 (stock picture)
AA President Edmund King said: ‘In 2012, when we succeeded in proclaiming the “cowboy” handcuffs illegally, we warned that most of these people would take private parking places and therefore need more strict arrangements. Unfortunately we have been proved correctly. ‘
The analysis is based on the number of records obtained from the driver and vehicle undergraduate agency by companies chasing drivers for the alleged violations. This kind of 184 companies asked for details at 2024/25.
A government spokesman: ‘We are determined to increase the standards in the sector.’
An British Park Association spokesman said: ‘Data, only 0.3 percent of private land parking events resulted in parking accusations constantly showing. The increase in the number of parking fees is strongly linked to the increase in newly managed parking lots. ‘
Meanwhile, parking at some England for four days is now costing £ 189. The comparison website confused.com looked at offers from airports on four times.
The most expensive London City Airport was £ 189 for a four -day accommodation with an average of £ 93,90 in short -term parking lots.
