Parking: Fraud
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of QR code fraud in municipal car parks; and what guidance she has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) the public to help mitigate this.
Answered by Alex Norris
QR Code Fraud is a crime.
The Department for Business and Trade provide funding for general consumer education and information campaigns to Citizens Space.
On behalf of the Consumer Protection Partnership, Citizens Advice run an annual scams awareness campaign. The October 2024 campaign was focused on financial scams and included Parking QR code scams. The campaign was actively promoted in print and social media at both national and local level.
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