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Drivers are waking up to £70 fines from private parking firms - after 180 companies bought vehicle keeper records from the DVLA. Motorists and road users are being stung for £70 by private firms dishing out penalty charge notices, or PCNs.

Both the AA and other roadside recovery groups, like the RAC, have spoken out over the trend. Steve Gooding, director of motoring research charity the RAC Foundation, said : “The profit margins revealed by the Government help explain why there are now more than 180 private parking firms buying vehicle keeper records from the DVLA so they can send demands to drivers – it’s a huge and profitable business.

“The private parking industry’s failure over time to be more open about its activities is part of the problem and its ongoing reluctanc

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