Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

A driver was fraudulently charged £170 after falling for a scam at a seafront car park. Fraudsters targeted a parking area at Whitburn Road, Sunderland, by placing QR codes on payment machines. When ...

Criminals send text messages requesting payment for fake parking tickets that don ... In some cases, it focuses on a parking ticket. In others, it references an unpaid toll or other municipal ...

The text also threatens additional penalties if the fine is not paid ... In December, police warned about criminals placing fake parking tickets on vehicles, directing recipients to make donations ...

car park – which if scanned takes you to a fake website for payment. You will not have a valid ticket for your stay. Please remain vigilant." The council added: "Our parking team are currently ...

Drivers are being scammed with official-looking texts demanding money for fines and fake QR ... it to the police immediately: Known as quishing, here the fraudsters are relying on victims looking for ...

A similar law in Scotland is also in ... Meanwhile, an existing UK law against parking cars on public paths has been in place since 1980, but it requires the police to enforce it.

Drivers and riders could be fined for parking ... on police enforcement has not proven effective. “There is a clear need for a law that brings the rest of England in line with London and Scotland.

SA Police issues warning against opening emails from ‘police’ addresses, as international scammers look to scare people into paying ‘fines ... exception of some parking offences.

A car parking scam is seeing drivers' bank accounts hacked and drained, experts have warned. In an attempt to scam drivers, fraudsters are placing QR code stickers on car park payment machines ...

Police Scotland said it ... when everything seemed “fine”. He also warned on social media: “I ask everyone to respect each other. No one should spread any fake news.” ...