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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Neil Lancefield

Drivers handed shocking number of parking tickets a day by private firms

A Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) or parking ticket is pictured attached to the windscreen of a van in south London - (AFP via Getty Images)

Calls are being made to reform how the parking sector is managed after new figures revealed drivers are being handed an average of more than 41,000 parking tickets a day by private companies in Britain.

Private parking businesses have been accused of using misleading and confusing signs, aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees.

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