Brits returning from holidays have discovered their cars have been driven thousands of miles while they were away.
Cowboy parking firms near Manchester Airport are now the centre of a probe following a deluge of complaints about cars parked on residential streets and muddy fields.
While these unscrupulous firms cause congestion on nearby streets, they also create havoc for the holidaymakers returning from their travels to find their vehicles have been driven without their knowing, damaged or even targeted for theft, Manchester Evening News reported.