Beware that cashless ticket machine in the car park — it might be a scam.
Drivers are being warned of a spate of crimes involving phoney QR codes and website addresses being stuck on ticket machines and signs by fraudsters.
The posters and stickers masquerade as ads for genuine parking apps, but anyone who scans the square bar code on their mobile phone or visits the website address is instead directed to an internet site or app run by scammers.
Believing they are making a genuine payment to the company for their parking space, the driver will instead have handed over details of their bank account.
Over the next few days, the fraudsters will withdraw small sums of money, typically below £50, hoping the victim