Drivers handed shocking number of parking tickets a day by private firms

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Calls are being made to reform how the parking sector is managed after new figures revealed drivers are being handed an average of more than 41,000 parking tickets a day by private companies in Britain. RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: “Private parking is clearly one sector of the economy which appears to be booming but at the expense of millions of motorists each year. “If ministers wanted to give motorists a Christmas present they should crack on with implementing the long-promised reforms to parking management which have now been on the statute book for more than five years.” The analysis of parking tickets was based on the number of records obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency by companies chasing vehicle owners for alleged infringements in private car parks, such as at shopping centres, leisure facilities and motorway service areas. open image in gallery Drivers are being handed an average of more than 41,000 parking tickets a day by private companies in Britain, new figures show They do not include council-run car parks.