Stroud District Council is warning vehicle owners to be aware of two parking scams.
Council officers have discovered stickers with scam QR codes on SDC ticket machines.
The QR codes have been stuck to ticket machines (pictured), and link mobile phones to a website which charges users to park, using credit or debit cards. Parking at an SDC car park is paid for using the MiPermit app, or with cash at ticket machines in the car parks. SDC does not use QR codes in this way. The scam stickers have been removed, and officers are monitoring the situation closely.
The second scam sends vehicle owners a text message which asks them to enter their vehicle registration, followed by payment.
Penalty Charge Notices are only issued by Stroud District Council’s enforcement officers, who will attach the notice on to a vehicle’s windscreen.
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