The fee will be added to drivers who RingGo to pay for parking
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1.3 million people will be affected by the change in parking measures
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Drivers have been warned to expect sharp on-street parking cost rises in South East England.
Hampshire County Council revealed it will increase its on-street parking costs for roughly 1.3 million people through a 20p “convenience” charge.
An additional fee will be added to drivers who use the online platform RingGo to pay for on-street parking.
The transaction fee for parking will reportedly help the council generate between £10,000 - £15,000 a year in tariffs.
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Hampshire County Council to add in new parking tax
GETTYThe parking decision came after RingGo explained to the council thatother local authorities were usingconvenience fees as tariffs to raise funds.
Within the Hampshire region, East Hampshire District Council has also imposed a similar tax on parking.
The fees apply to areas in Alton, Liphook and Petersfield while Eastleigh Borough Council Havant Borough Council in Havant, Waterlooville, Beachlands, and Hayling Island have also added the 20p levy.
Meanwhile, New Forest District Council, Test Valley Borough Council and Winchester City Council have all joined in.
Although the parking measure is due to affect drivers in Hampshire, they have also been warned of the rise in QR code scams.
The parking scams involving QR codes were falsely associated with RingGo and saw drivers ripped off in fees.
Fake QR stickers were placed on several parking payment machines to trick drivers into using these instead of the app.
The company explained that recent scams have involved fake QR codes on pay-and-display machines that lead users to fraudulent websites to steal their details.
RingGo said it does not use QR codes in any capacity to help drivers pay for parking.
Instead, drivers are encouraged to use the RingGo mobile app which lets drivers park and pay via a secure, encrypted service.
Drivers should also be aware of fake engineered websites designed to look like the RingGo pages and should be careful when registering card details outside of the app.
If a driver suspects they’ve found a sham QR code or fake website, they should register it to the council operating in the area so it can be flagged and removed.
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Parking levy will raise £10,000
GettyMilton Keynes Council, which also used RingGo, posted on X: “We DO NOT use any QR code stickers on our payment machines.
“If you do see any QR code stickers on a machine please report to our parking team MKParking@milton-keynes.gov.uk. If you have already scanned one of these QR codes, report to the police on 101.”