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Drivers warned as a new type of parking scam on the rise

Parking machine in Millbrook car park

This warning follows recent incidents of fake stickers being placed over contactless card readers on ticket machines in car parks. When drivers tap to pay for parking, the machine shows "card declined" but by then, card details may already be compromised.

The scam causes several issues for victims. They end up paying money to scammers and giving them their card details. It could also lead to parking fines as victims fail to pay the correct parking fare via the correct channels.

The new `skimming' scam has been identified as the latest way fraudsters look to use sophisticated digital tools to steal people's money.

We have not experienced the scam in Guildford to date, but urge users of our car parks to remain vigilant.

Published 24 July 2025.