RAC warns drivers to watch out for parking payment scams

Following a spate of fake QR codes being stuck on payment machines at car parks across the UK, the RAC is advising drivers to be ‘very vigilant’ and only pay with cash, card or official apps to avoid being scammed. Criminals are catching out unsuspecting drivers by placing fake QR codes over council-owned parking machines, […]

Scammers posing as Lincolnshire County Council highway crews

Lincolnshire County Council is warning its residents that some people have been approach by highway ‘crew’ posing as Lincolnshire highway workers. Reports have come in of people being approached by supposed ‘crews’ who claim to be working in the area, carrying out surface dressing. They then claim to have have finished their job and just […]

Drivers warned over fake parking apps

New research from the consumers’ association Which? has highlighted that drivers are falling victim to fake parking apps being advertised on search engines. The RAC says that, as a result, the public are being urged to avoid Google, Yahoo and Bing search engines when attempting to download parking apps. The false ads attempt to trick […]