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Private parking charges to be halved to £50 - here are all the details

Private car park operators in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be able to set fines above £50 in the majority of circumstances, under new rules set out by the Government.

24 June 2022

Crackdown planned for private parking firms to stop unfair fines

The Government has proposed new rules for private parking firms to tackle unfair penalties, including grace periods and new maximum caps for parking fines

1 September 2020

Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors

Motorists who enter the wrong number-plate details when paying for private parking tickets will in many cases no longer be 'fined' the full amount

16 January 2020

Private parking firms could hand out 6.5 million tickets this year

Almost six and a half million private parking tickets could be handed to UK drivers this financial year

20 August 2018

Councils not providing info on appealing car parking fines – know your rights

Local authorities are not doing enough to highlight the appeals process to those slapped with parking fines

7 February 2017

Plastic £5 notes available from today – but can you use them in ticket machines?

The plastic fiver enters circulation today amid promises it'll be stronger and more secure than its paper predecessor

13 September 2016

20 tricks to drive down motoring costs

Tricks to bring rising motoring costs to a skidding halt, including beating increasing fuel costs & car insurance hikes

30 March 2016

Parking campaigner fails to challenge 'excessive' charge at Supreme Court

A motorist who mounted legal proceedings against a private parking firm has lost the case at The Supreme Court

4 November 2015

60 MoneySaving life hacks

'Amazon delivery trick' tool, beat spam texts, exploit eBay spellng mishtkes, slash Sky bill, buy stolen goods and more

9 September 2015

23 tricks to pimp your motor's MoneySaving

Avoid £1,000 fine risk, can you get a year's car insurance for 96p, or at least a 'free' Kindle?

12 August 2015