A traffic warden stands beside a car in central London which has been ticketed as part of a new T-Mobile advert where the brand has handed out thousands of pounds in £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes inside imitation parking fines on cars in and around the Capital. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday September 13, 2011. T-Mobile secretly filmed the reactions from unsuspecting members of the public for a new TV advert which launches on Friday night 9.15pm on Channel 5. Photo credit should read: Geoff Caddick/PA
The number of people hit by huge parking fines, issued by private companies in the last year, has increased by over one million.
Figures released by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), suggest that a staggering 4.7 million motorist's vehicle details have been released to parking companies across the UK since 2016. That's an increase of 28 per cent.
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