Parking Enforcement - QR Code Scams in Herefordshire
Case reference FOI2025/00786
Received 17 April 2025
Published 12 May 2025
Request
I would be interested in any information held by you regarding my request, however if you need further clarification, please contact me via email. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible. I would like to know:
- Have council parking enforcement officers recorded/noted any incidents of fake or scam QR codes in council-owned or council-operated car parks (or on-street parking overseen by the council)? (Yes or No)
- If the council uses 3rd party operators to manage council-owned car parks - have these operators made the council aware of any incidents of fake/scam QR codes in these car parks? (Yes or No)
- if yes to either of the above, please provide details of (i) how many and (ii) where these incidents took place.
- If held, please also provide any documentation relating to these incidents (such as photos/internal reporting etc) If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you please justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.
Response
I would be interested in any information held by you regarding my request, however if you need further clarification, please contact me via email. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible. I would like to know: - Have council parking enforcement officers recorded/noted any incidents of fake or scam QR codes in council-owned or council-operated car parks (or on-street parking overseen by the council)? (Yes or No)
Answer: No.
- If the council uses 3rd party operators to manage council-owned car parks - have these operators made the council aware of any incidents of fake/scam QR codes in these car parks? (Yes or No)
Answer: No.
- if yes to either of the above, please provide details of (i) how many and (ii) where these incidents took place.
- If held, please also provide any documentation relating to these incidents (such as photos/internal reporting etc) If my request is denied in whole or in part, I ask that you please justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.
Documents
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