Parking stories in the News/media

Kaizen2024

Indeed. Like I say, it is what it is, and what will be will be. Just another day in the office.

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81915798#Comment_81915798

Or at home, or 'working' whilst reading a book and browsing on my phone at a beachfront café, in my case! This is fun and not work. I am a cynic & scam-baiter and this rogue sector is the biggest scam to bring under control. It is strangling motorists.

Your sector has been sussed by the ordinary man & woman years ago and you know that & have been fighting fires recently… e.g. a certain disgruntled tweet about a bike created much mirth with us. Sour grapes.

Kaizen2024

sticks and stones..

Nellymoser

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/euro-car-parks-ltd-fixed-penalty

Update 9 March 2026:

the CMA has published a copy of the High Court’s injunction application judgment.

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81915901#Comment_81915901

…can cause bicycles to fall over.

Still doesn't mean you can charge £100 or more. The industry will have to adapt.

Coupon-mad

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69aea64a671a8a924c83ee85/injunction_application_judgment.pdf

The good things:

• Must have cost ECP a lot of money so far
• Their protests were refused
• More expense to come
• Annoying the CMA isn't a good plan for the parking industry
• They tried to gag the regulator!
• 🎶 dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb 🎶

The bad thing:

• that expenditure will have used consumers' money, taken from ordinary shoppers and people caught out by ECP's faded old machines & keypads day after day.
• Won't even dent the firm.

Wonder which PPC will be the first to be clobbered for consumer law breaches?!

MothballsWallet

@Coupon-mad I really hope the CMA doesn't turn into another Ofcom or Ofwat: weak, useless, unwilling to use their powers for the good of consumers and looking the other way to protect businesses.

1505grandad

"…….weak, useless, unwilling to use their powers for the good of consumers and looking the other way to protect businesses."

The DVLA to a tee?

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81916252#Comment_81916252

I very much doubt It.

Having only got their stronger powers in 2025 and having commenced a very visible 'consumer drive' against hidden pricing I think they will already be looking closely at this sector.

MothballsWallet

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81916395#Comment_81916395

Ofwat had quite strong powers in the beginning, but just look at what they are now.

I hope the CMA sees that and says "We're not going to copy those buffoons."