Drivers have been hit by a 50% increase in the number of parking tickets issued by private companies. A record 2.7 million tickets were handed out between April and June, analysis of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data by the PA news agency found.
That is an average of nearly 30,000 every day and is up from a total of 1.8 million during the same period last year. If the rate continues, the number of tickets issued annually would reach 10.8 million.
Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation claimed it is “inconceivable” that so many drivers are intentionally breaking parking rules. In July, the Government withdrew a long-awaited code of practice aimed at eradicating some of the sector’s worst actions following a legal challenge by parking companies.
