Burnham vows to end 'rip-off' private parking charges as fines will be capped at £100 under a new code
Drivers who mistype a numberplate or forget a permit will face a maximum £20 charge on appeal, and operators who flout the code risk losing access to DVLA data. Private firms handed out a record 16.9 million tickets in 2025-26. The code is due to be laid in Parliament today, but no start date has been set. Consumer body Which? warned it falls well short of what drivers need against parking 'cowboys'.
A woman in Derby was taken to court over a £1,906 claim for paying too slowly.
Angela Rayner told LBC: 'We've had enough of rip-off charges.'
A previous code was withdrawn in 2022 after legal challenges by parking firms.
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Daily MailPrivate parking penalties to be capped at £100LBCGovernment vows to end rip-off parking charges from 'cowboy operators' under new crackdownThe TelegraphParking penalties capped at £100 in Burnham’s cowboy crackdownEvening StandardDrivers to get new rights to challenge ‘rip-off’ private parking chargesThe IndependentAll the new parking rules being introduced to outlaw 'rip-off' chargesBBC News - BusinessBurnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rulesLBCMotorists win right to challenge hefty private parking fines with charges to be capped by GovernmentThe GuardianAndy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking finesGB NewsParking law changes confirmed by Labour in major victory for millions of UK driversEvening StandardLondon drivers to get new rights to challenge unfair parking finesThe ScotsmanScottish drivers can challenge unfair parking charges under new code of practice
