Under new parking rules, drivers will face a charge if their vehicle stays in the same spot for more than 48 hours, including in front of their own house.
Videos shared online claim that a new government policy will introduce a new “daily fee” for leaving your car parked in one location for over 48 hours. But this is completely false.
The video has been posted on Facebook and Tiktok, where it has been viewed 84,000 times. It features a voice which resembles that of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, saying that under the “new responsible parking rule”, people will “face a charge every day [their] vehicle stays in one spot for more than 48 hours”, even if it's parked outside their own house.
It claims that this is a policy aimed at “easing congestion” and will be enforced with “street sensors and AMPARO (ANPR) cameras”. The video says “leaked reports” suggest the Department for Work and Pensions may “cross check parking data with HMRC, potentially “affecting benefits for those flagged as non-movers, especially drivers who aren't employed”.
But the Department for Transport confirmed to Full Fact that the claims in this video are “completely untrue”.
However, depending on where you live there may be genuine parking restrictions in force which affect where drivers can park, including single and double yellow lines, permit parking zones and areas which you cannot park under The Highway Code.
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