Andy Burnham wants to fix the "everyday rip-offs" that catch people out. He is starting with fake discounts and subscription traps. But if the new government wants to stop practices that "chip away at hope", it needs to look at the private parking industry.

Private parking operators depend on a single, critical resource: access to the DVLA database. Without it, they cannot identify the registered keeper of a vehicle. Without the registered keeper's…

In December 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority fined Euro Car Parks £473,000. In July 2026, it launched a formal consumer law investigation into the same company. The CMA explicitly cited…

If you have recently received a parking charge notice from Euro Car Parks, you are not alone. And more importantly, you might not have to pay it.