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Drivers charging electric cars handed shock parking fines

15 July 2026 at 07:00

EV owners were sent hefty PCNs but say some signs in private car parks fail to warn of fees to park and recharge car

Does refuelling your car class as parking? The answer appears to be yes if it’s an electric vehicle. Guardian Money has been contacted by several readers who were fined after charging their cars away fromΒ home.

The motorists report being caught out by signs that fail to make clear that charging points are subject to parking tariffs or to store opening times. Also, they have found some chargers being advertised as available for use when it would be a breach of the carΒ park’s terms and conditions to use them.

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Β© Photograph: Nigel A Messenger/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Nigel A Messenger/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Nigel A Messenger/Alamy

ScottishPower owes me Β£1,000 in solar panel payments

1 July 2026 at 07:00

For months I’ve been trying to receive my FIT payment, which should be more than Β£1,000

I moved into my new house 14 months ago, and soon afterwards applied to ScottishPower, with whom the solar panels are registered for a feed-in tariff (Fit), for transfer of ownership of the panels and the tariff.

After many emails back and forth, I got a response saying they had all the information required.

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Β© Photograph: Timon Schneider/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Timon Schneider/Alamy

Β© Photograph: Timon Schneider/Alamy

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