Burnham vows to end 'rip-off' private parking charges, but the £100 cap is simply FROZEN at its current level
Ministers rejected cutting the maximum ticket to £80 despite being told it could 'benefit' drivers, a move critics say could cost motorists up to £1.6billion. Drivers will get five minutes to decide whether to park and ten minutes to leave after their session ends. Honest mistakes will be cancelled on appeal. Slip-ups like a forgotten permit will be capped at £20.
Tory shadow transport minister Greg Smith said 'Labour must think we're fools'.
Private firms issued a record 16.9million tickets in the year to March 2026.
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Daily MailLabour 'surrenders' to parking firms after snubbing lower tickets capDaily MailHow the new Parking Code of Practice affects you?BBC News - BusinessBurnham vows end to 'rip-off parking charges' under new rulesDaily 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 crackdownThe IndependentAll the new parking rules being introduced to outlaw 'rip-off' chargesEvening StandardDrivers to get new rights to challenge ‘rip-off’ private parking chargesLBCMotorists win right to challenge hefty private parking fines with charges to be capped by GovernmentEvening StandardLondon drivers to get new rights to challenge unfair parking fines
