- ITV Report
Campaign to tackle "rip-off" car park signage
A Welsh MP has launched a campaign to tackle car park operators, who he claims are 'ripping off' motorists.
Nick Smith, MP for Blaenau Gwent, says "sharp practices" are costing British motorists "a staggering" £125million each year in penalty charges.
He says figures show that requests by private car park operators to the DVLA for driver details have increased by a third to 1.57 million.
Today, Mr Smith will introduce a 10 Minute Rule Bill in the House of Commons to campaign for improved signage and ticketing in car parks, so that motorists know when they're entering a pay and display car park, and they are clearly told what they will have to pay.