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To ask if anyone else has received a scam text message about an overdue penalty charge?

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KimberleyClark · 02/10/2024 15:51

I have. It said “You have an overdue Penalty charge notice, today is the last day you can get a 50% discount on your fine…” There was a link which took me to a what looked like gov.uk page, but the web page address was not gov.uk. You had to put your number in to retrieve the details of the penalty charge which I probably unwisely did. Something came up giving the date of the penalty charge as 18 Sept but no location details. We were in Sweden on that date and the car was parked at Heathrow short stay!

Just wondering if anyone else has had similar.

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ShortyWentLow · 02/10/2024 16:03

Yes, I got one recently. Apparently I had a parking penalty charge, which doesn't exist. Either you get a parking charge from a private company or you get a penalty charge issued by a local authority which may be for parking as well as other infractions.

You would also never get a text. And if you did, it wouldn't be peppered with spelling mistakes.

To ask if anyone else has received a scam text message about an overdue penalty charge?
ForPearlViper · 02/10/2024 16:03

I haven't but there are many post on our local NextDoor about it so it is clearly a scam doing the rounds.

dementedpixie · 02/10/2024 16:01

What info did you input @KimberleyClark ? You should never click on links in dodgy looking texts or emails

dementedpixie · 02/10/2024 15:59

I got one today from a random mobile number. I reported and blocked it

To ask if anyone else has received a scam text message about an overdue penalty charge?
Toffeechoc · 02/10/2024 15:57

Yes, today. The car wasn't even driven on the date given,sent swiftly to spam

GCAcademic · 02/10/2024 15:55

Yes, I got that yesterday

PurpleHiker · 02/10/2024 15:54

Any driving/parking penalties I've had in the past have always come by post. They get your address from it being linked to your number plate. Anything by text would seem to be a scam to me.

Alwayswonderedwhy · 02/10/2024 15:54

Yes I've had this one but just deleted it along with all the other spam I get.

SweetSakura · 02/10/2024 15:54

It's a scam
Don't click on dodgy links FFS I thought everyone knew that by now

Beezknees · 02/10/2024 15:52

Yep. I had one a couple of weeks ago. Knew it was a scam since I don't even own a car.

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