parking charges

£100 looks like a settled price. It's an industry cap in use since at least 2009, kept by the government because it says it lacks evidence for a lower deterrent. Its own draft code says the cap doesn't make a charge fair, recoverable or payable, and the debt-recovery route can take a demand to £170.

Euro Car Parks was fined £473,000 by the CMA in December 2025 for failing to comply with a legal information notice. In July 2026, the CMA opened a consumer-law investigation into the company's practices at petrol stations and its handling of appeals. Here's what's confirmed, what's still open, and what's genuinely worth knowing if you've had a charge from the company.