Devon drivers warned of parking machine scam

Mark Moran
21 June 2024
 

Motorists are being warned of a pay & display machine scam across north Devon car parks.

North Devon Council has received reports of stickers being placed on pay & display machine card readers which claimed the machine was out of order.

In a social media post, external, it said the stickers instructed car park users to make a payment by calling a number which is actually a “scam line” which was illicitly collecting bank information.

The council urged people who believed they...

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