Motorists issued with urgent warning after scammers target parked car with £80 'fine'
MOTORISTS in Berkshire are being warned of scammers placing fake £80 parking tickets on vehicles.
Martin Lewis explains council and private company parking fines
A couple in Berkshire returned to their vehicle to find a “parking ticket” from an issuing authority. Upon examining the document, left on their car near the Shepherd Meadows beauty spot, the pair noticed the so-called fine was in fact handwritten.
The notice, which demanded the payment, had the time and location recorded as well as the identification number of the issuing “officer”.
Upon seeing the note, the couple took a photo, sharing it on Facebook.
They refused to pay any money - and the note included a website link for payment on the notice.
The baffled pair added: "Be careful parking at Shepherd Meadows.
"My folks went for a walk and came back to this on their car.
"Clearly a scam, but don't get taken in by these ****s."
Social media users were quick to react to the note which had rapidly circulated online.
One said: "They're trying to defraud you."
Mocking the note, another said: "U owe us £80 4 parkin ere. Here ma bank deets. Fanks."
And a third said: "Now if they invested in a printer..."
One woman suggested the note could "well be valid".
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However, the poster replied that the couple had parked in a bay - and said the web address isn't a secure site.
Strict rules govern the issuing of fixed penalty notices.
Either local councils take control of the portfolio of parking, or in cases of private land, dedicated companies act on behalf of the landowner.
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