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Parking QR Code Scam Warnings Worldwide

125 official warnings about fake QR code stickers on parking meters, pay stations and parking signs, from 18 countries, December 2021 to October 2026. A scanned fake sticker sends drivers to a look-alike payment page, so the driver pays the scammer instead of the lot.

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125
Checked
November 5, 2026
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Key facts

  • 125 warnings in 18 countries: United Kingdom 48, United States 22, Canada 10, Germany 10, Ireland 6, Switzerland 5, Belgium 5.
  • 119 of 125 (95%) date from 2024 to 2026. 2025 had the most, with 53.
  • The earliest is San Antonio police on December 20, 2021. The first U.K. warning is the Isle of Wight on November 2, 2022; mainland Europe follows with Amsterdam on May 22, 2024.
  • 17 cities issued more than one warning. Dortmund and Hartlepool issued 3 each.
  • 34 warnings (27%) name a police force.

Every row comes from a city, council, police force, parking authority or national fraud agency, with a link to the source.

Treat counts as a minimum, not a full census.

The data

parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global.csv · 125 rows · 8 columns

125 of 125 rows

12021-12-20San AntonioTXUnited StatesSan Antonio Police Departmentparking metersKSATksat.com
22022-01-04AustinTXUnited StatesAustin Transportation (City of Austin)on-street pay stationsAustin Monitoraustinmonitor.com
32022-01-05HoustonTXUnited StatesParkHouston (City of Houston)on-street pay stationsCity of Houstonhoustontx.gov
42022-01-13StatewideMAUnited StatesMassachusetts State Policeparking metersBoston.comboston.com
52022-11-02Isle of WightEnglandUnited KingdomIsle of Wight Councilparking metersOnTheWight (IW Council press office)onthewight.com
62023-04-25Isle of WightEnglandUnited KingdomIsle of Wight Councilcar park payment machinesIsle of Wight County Presscountypress.co.uk
72024-02-01BaltimoreMDUnited StatesParking Authority of Baltimore Cityparking metersWMAR-2 Newswmar2news.com
82024-05-22AmsterdamNorth HollandNetherlandsPolitie (Amsterdam)parking metersKassa (BNNVARA)bnnvara.nl
92024-06-26Lytham St AnnesEnglandUnited KingdomFylde Councilpay-and-display machines and tariff boardsParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
102024-06-27AberdeenScotlandUnited KingdomAberdeen City Councilparking ticket machines and signsSTV Newsnews.stv.tv
112024-06-30CheltenhamEnglandUnited KingdomCheltenham Borough Councilcar park payment machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
122024-07-03Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEnglandUnited KingdomBCP Councilparking metersBCP Councilbcpcouncil.gov.uk
132024-07-04NyonVaudSwitzerlandPolice (Nyon region)parking metersWorld Radio Switzerlandworldradio.ch
142024-07-16NiceProvence-Alpes-Cote d'AzurFranceVille de Niceparking meters (PayByPhone posters)Clubicclubic.com
152024-08-02Wellington (Somerset)EnglandUnited KingdomSomerset Councilcar park payment machinesWellington Todaywellington-today.co.uk
162024-08-05Llandudno and Colwyn BayWalesUnited KingdomConwy County Borough Councilparking metersNorth Wales Livedailypost.co.uk
172024-08-05PortsmouthEnglandUnited KingdomPortsmouth City Councilparking metersParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
182024-08-07NorthamptonEnglandUnited KingdomWest Northamptonshire Councilparking machinesTransportXtratransportxtra.com
192024-08-09OttawaOntarioCanadaCity of Ottawapay-and-display parking machinesCTV News Ottawactvnews.ca
202024-08-20TraffordEnglandUnited KingdomTrafford Councilpay-and-display machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
212024-08-25Redondo BeachCAUnited StatesCity of Redondo Beachparking metersABC7 Los Angelesabc7.com
222024-09-17LeicesterEnglandUnited KingdomLeicester City Councilparking machinesLeicester City Councilnews.leicester.gov.uk
232024-09-19ReadingEnglandUnited KingdomReading Borough Councilpay-and-display machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
242024-09-30Telford and IronbridgeEnglandUnited KingdomTelford & Wrekin Councilparking machinesShropshire Liveshropshirelive.com
252024-10-01BaselBasel-StadtSwitzerlandKantonspolizei Basel-Stadtparking metersKanton Basel-Stadtbs.ch
262024-10-04MonacoMonacoMonacoMairie de Monacoparking metersMonaco Tribunemonaco-tribune.com
272024-10-04San FranciscoCAUnited StatesSan Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)parking pay machinesKRON4kron4.com
282024-10-11LeicesterEnglandUnited KingdomLeicester City Councilparking machinesLeicester City Councilnews.leicester.gov.uk
292024-10-14DublinCounty DublinIrelandDublin City Councilpay-and-display machines and Payzone signsWestmeath Examinerwestmeathexaminer.ie
302024-10-14Greystones (Wicklow)County WicklowIrelandWicklow County Councilparking signsRTE Newsrte.ie
312024-10-14Malahide (Fingal)County DublinIrelandFingal County Councilpay-and-display parking metersTheJournal.iethejournal.ie
322024-10-15CorkCounty CorkIrelandCork City Councilpay-and-display machinesC103619-5ce672a4eaaab.radiocms.com
332024-10-25BrugesWest FlandersBelgiumCity of Bruges and policeparking metersBrussels Morningbrusselsmorning.com
342024-10-25CanterburyEnglandUnited KingdomCanterbury City Councilparking machinesCanterbury City Councilnews.canterbury.gov.uk
352024-11-12HannoverLower SaxonyGermanyLandeshauptstadt Hannover and Polizei Hannoverparking ticket machinesHannover.dehannover.de
362024-11-14Fort LauderdaleFLUnited StatesCity of Fort Lauderdaleparking meters and pay-by-phone signsNBC 6 South Floridanbcmiami.com
372024-11-21AmsterdamNorth HollandNetherlandsPolitie and Gemeente Amsterdamparking metersAT5at5.nl
382024-11-22PraguePragueCzech RepublicPrague city parking administration (parking.praha.eu)parking metersparking.praha.euparking.praha.eu
392024-11-25RochesterMIUnited StatesRochester Police Departmentparking metersC & G Newspaperscandgnews.com
402024-11-29Baden-Wurttemberg (statewide)Baden-WurttembergGermanyPolice (Baden-Wurttemberg)parking ticket machinesStuttgarter Zeitung (dpa/lsw)stuttgarter-zeitung.de
412024-12-12ZurichZurichSwitzerlandStadt Zurich (Dienstabteilung Verkehr) / Stadtpolizeiparking metersblue Newsbluewin.ch
422024-12-17MiamiFLUnited StatesMiami Parking Authorityparking signs and metersWLRNwlrn.org
432024-12-18BrusselsBrussels-CapitalBelgiumPolice zone Bruxelles-Capitale/Ixellesmunicipal parking metersL'Avenir (Belga)lavenir.net
442024-12-31DetroitMIUnited StatesDetroit Municipal Parking Department / policeparking metersWILXwilx.com
452025-01-09WalsallEnglandUnited KingdomWalsall Councilcar park payment machinesWalsall Councilgo.walsall.gov.uk
462025-01-20Luxembourg CityLuxembourgLuxembourgVille de Luxembourgparking metersChronicle.luchronicle.lu
472025-01-22Kensington and Chelsea (London)EnglandUnited KingdomRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelseapay-by-phone parking signsRBKCrbkc.gov.uk
482025-01-28DortmundNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermanyStadt Dortmund and Polizei Dortmundparking ticket machinesStadt Dortmunddortmund.de
492025-01-29ChesterEnglandUnited KingdomCheshire West and Chester Councilcar park payment machinesCheshire West and Chester Councilcheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
502025-01-29StowmarketEnglandUnited KingdomSuffolk Trading Standards and Mid Suffolk District Councilparking metersIpswich Staripswich.co.uk
512025-02-04GuildfordEnglandUnited KingdomGuildford Borough Councilcar parksEpsom and Ewell Timesepsomandewelltimes.com
522025-02-07SunderlandEnglandUnited KingdomSunderland City Councilpay-and-display and pay-by-phone machinesSunderland City Councilsunderland.gov.uk
532025-02-11WiltshireEnglandUnited KingdomWiltshire Councilcar park signsRayo (Greatest Hits Swindon)hellorayo.co.uk
542025-02-18NationwideNationwideSpainPolicia Nacionalparking metersXataka Movilxatakamovil.com
552025-02-20Argyll and ButeScotlandUnited KingdomArgyll and Bute Councilparking ticket machinesThe Lochside Pressthelochsidepress.com
562025-02-24PraguePragueCzech RepublicPrague city parking administration (parking.praha.eu)parking metersparking.praha.euparking.praha.eu
572025-02-25SalzburgSalzburgAustriaStadt Salzburg and Polizeiparking ticket machinesSalzburg24salzburg24.at
582025-02-25DortmundNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermanyStadt Dortmundparking ticket machinesStadt Dortmunddortmund.de
592025-02-26ThanetEnglandUnited KingdomThanet District Councilparking metersIsle of Thanet Newstheisleofthanetnews.com
602025-02-27Pontardawe (Swansea Valley)WalesUnited KingdomNeath Port Talbot Councilparking machinesNeath Port Talbot Councilnpt.gov.uk
612025-03-04EdinburghScotlandUnited KingdomCity of Edinburgh Councilparking ticket machinesDeadline Newsdeadlinenews.co.uk
622025-03-10AlicanteValencian CommunitySpainAyuntamiento de AlicanteORA parking machinesEl Espanolelespanol.com
632025-03-14Berlin (Mitte)BerlinGermanyBezirksamt Mitteparking ticket machinesBerlin.deberlin.de
642025-03-14StuttgartBaden-WurttembergGermanyLandeshauptstadt Stuttgartparking ticket machinesStuttgarter Zeitungstuttgarter-zeitung.de
652025-03-18MonmouthshireWalesUnited KingdomMonmouthshire County Councilcar park payment machinesMonmouthshire County Councilmonmouthshire.gov.uk
662025-03-25WexfordCounty WexfordIrelandGarda Siochana (Wexford)parking payment stationsSouth East Radiosoutheastradio.ie
672025-03-27Airlie BeachQueenslandAustraliaWhitsunday Regional Councilparking metersMackay and Whitsunday Lifemackayandwhitsundaylife.com
682025-04-24Walnut CreekCAUnited StatesWalnut Creek Police Departmentparking metersCBS San Franciscocbsnews.com
692025-04-29Devon and CornwallEnglandUnited KingdomDevon and Cornwall Policecar parks and parking metersDawlish Todaydawlish-today.co.uk
702025-05-06LarnacaLarnacaCyprusLarnaca Municipalityparking metersCyprus Mailcyprus-mail.com
712025-05-20South GloucestershireEnglandUnited KingdomSouth Gloucestershire Councilcar park payment machines and signsSouth Gloucestershire Councilsites.southglos.gov.uk
722025-05-21Hartlepool (Seaton Carew)EnglandUnited KingdomHartlepool Borough Councilpay-and-display machinesHartlepool Borough Councilhartlepool.gov.uk
732025-05-22Fort LauderdaleFLUnited StatesCity of Fort Lauderdaleparking meters and signsWLRNwlrn.org
742025-06-03OrlandoFLUnited StatesCity of Orlandoparking metersClickOrlando (WKMG)clickorlando.com
752025-06-06New YorkNYUnited StatesNYC Department of Transportationparking metersNYC DOT press releasenyc.gov
762025-06-19RostockMecklenburg-VorpommernGermanyHanse- und Universitatsstadt Rostock and policeparking ticket machinesNordkuriernordkurier.de
772025-06-20NationwideNationwideUnited KingdomAction Fraudcar park payment machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
782025-06-20WarwickshireEnglandUnited KingdomWarwickshire County Councilparking machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
792025-06-26Stratford-upon-AvonEnglandUnited KingdomStratford-on-Avon District Councilparking machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
802025-06-27Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandUnited KingdomPolice Service of Northern Irelandparking meters and signsPSNIpsni.police.uk
812025-07-03Waldorf (Charles County)MDUnited StatesCharles County Sheriff's Officeparking lot payment signsCharles County Sheriff's Officeccso.us
822025-07-15MontrealQuebecCanadaAgence de mobilite durable de Montrealparking meter signsCBC Newscbc.ca
832025-07-25LindauBavariaGermanyStadt Lindauparking ticket machinesVOL.ATvol.at
842025-07-29DenverCOUnited StatesDenver Department of Transportation and Infrastructureparking signsDenver7denver7.com
852025-08-06PentictonBritish ColumbiaCanadaPenticton RCMPparking payment (QR codes on meters/signs)RCMP news releasercmp.ca
862025-08-08PlymouthEnglandUnited KingdomPlymouth City Councilcar park payment machinesParking Review (TransportXtra)transportxtra.com
872025-08-12TorbayEnglandUnited KingdomTorbay Councilparking metersDawlish Todaydawlish-today.co.uk
882025-09-03Luxembourg CityLuxembourgLuxembourgVille de Luxembourgparking metersChronicle.luchronicle.lu
892025-09-10DortmundNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermanyStadt Dortmundparking ticket machinesStadt Dortmunddortmund.de
902025-09-19Hartlepool (Seaton Carew)EnglandUnited KingdomHartlepool Borough Councilpay-and-display machinesHartlepool Borough Councilhartlepool.gov.uk
912025-10-09PerthScotlandUnited KingdomPerth and Kinross Councilparking ticket machines and signsSTV Newsnews.stv.tv
922025-10-24NationwideNationwideIrelandAn Garda Siochanaparking ticket machinesLimerick Leaderlimerickleader.ie
932025-11-07OttawaOntarioCanadaCity of Ottawaparking machinesGlobal Newsglobalnews.ca
942025-11-26MonacoMonacoMonacoMonaco authorities (police)parking metersMonaco Tribunemonaco-tribune.com
952025-12-04Pinellas CountyFLUnited StatesPinellas County Sheriff's Officeparking meters, signs and pay stationsFOX 13 Tampa Bayfox13news.com
962025-12-08SunderlandEnglandUnited KingdomSunderland City Councilparking machinesTransportXtratransportxtra.com
972025-12-18VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaCity of Vancouverparking meters and pay stationsDaily Hivedailyhive.com
982026-01-05RaleighNCUnited StatesCity of Raleighparking metersABC11abc11.com
992026-02-06AberdeenScotlandUnited KingdomPolice Scotlandparking ticket machines and baysSTV Newsnews.stv.tv
1002026-02-11Nottinghamshire (West Bridgford)EnglandUnited KingdomNottinghamshire County Councilpay-and-display machinesGedling Eyegedlingeye.co.uk
1012026-02-17KelownaBritish ColumbiaCanadaCity of Kelowna (Parking Services); RCMP investigatingparking meters and pay stationsGlobal Newsglobalnews.ca
1022026-02-25Windermere, Ambleside and BownessEnglandUnited KingdomCumbria Constabularycar park payment meters and signsCumbria Constabularynews.cumbria.police.uk
1032026-02-25AshevilleNCUnited StatesCity of Ashevilleparking metersFox Carolinafoxcarolina.com
1042026-03-10Southend-on-SeaEnglandUnited KingdomSouthend-on-Sea City Councilparking signsSouthend-on-Sea City Councilsouthend.gov.uk
1052026-03-24LausanneVaudSwitzerlandPolice municipale de Lausanneparking metersLa Telelatele.ch
1062026-03-25HartlepoolEnglandUnited KingdomHartlepool Borough Councilpay-and-display machinesHartlepool Borough Councilhartlepool.gov.uk
1072026-03-25LancasterEnglandUnited KingdomLancaster City Councilpay-and-display machinesBeyond Radiobeyond.radio
1082026-03-31BucharestBucharestRomaniaBucharest City Hallparking metersRomania Insiderromania-insider.com
1092026-04-15PerthScotlandUnited KingdomPerth and Kinross Councilcar park ticket machinesSTV Newsnews.stv.tv
1102026-04-23South HamsEnglandUnited KingdomSouth Hams District Councilcar park payment machinesTotnes Todaytotnes-today.co.uk
1112026-04-24MississaugaOntarioCanadaCity of Mississaugapay-and-display parking machinesCity of Mississaugamississauga.ca
1122026-04-30TorontoOntarioCanadaToronto Police Serviceparking metersCP24cp24.com
1132026-06-08StuttgartBaden-WurttembergGermanyLandeshauptstadt Stuttgartparking ticket machinesLandeshauptstadt Stuttgartstuttgart.de
1142026-06-12The Hague (Scheveningen)South HollandNetherlandsGemeente Den Haagparking metersThe Hague Onlinethehagueonline.com
1152026-06-18VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaCity of Vancouverparking meters and pay stationsDaily Hivedailyhive.com
1162026-07-14ChristchurchCanterburyNew ZealandChristchurch City Councilparking machines1News1news.co.nz
1172026-07-19MechelenAntwerpBelgiumCity of Mechelenparking metersVRT NWSvrt.be
1182026-07-28BrusselsBrussels-CapitalBelgiumparking.brussels (Brussels regional parking agency)parking metersThe Brussels Timesbrusselstimes.com
1192026-08-12New WestminsterBritish ColumbiaCanadaNew Westminster Police Departmentparking metersNew Westminster Police Departmentnwpolice.org
1202026-08-14GhentEast FlandersBelgiumStad Gentparking metersStad Gentstad.gent
1212026-09-08AucklandAucklandNew ZealandAuckland Transportparking metersAuckland Transportat.govt.nz
1222026-09-08WellingtonWellingtonNew ZealandWellington City Councilparking metersOtago Daily Times (RNZ)odt.co.nz
1232026-09-30New York (Manhattan)NYUnited StatesManhattan District Attorney's Office and NYC Department of Investigationparking metersNYC DOI / Manhattan DA press releasenyc.gov
1242026-10-01Ann ArborMIUnited StatesAnn Arbor Police Departmentparking metersWXYZwxyz.com
1252026-10-24Canton of Bern (incl. Bern, Thun)BernSwitzerlandKantonspolizei Bernparking metersPlattform Jplattformj.ch

Columns

warning_date
date
The date the warning was issued (YYYY-MM-DD).
city
text
The city or area the warning covers (Nationwide for a national warning).
state_or_region
text
The state, province or region.
country
text
The country.
issuing_agency
text
The city, council, police force, parking authority or national fraud agency that issued the warning.
location_type
text
Where the fake stickers were found, in the warning's words (parking meters, pay stations, signs).
source_name
text
The publication or official page that reported the warning.
source_url
url
Link to that source.

License and citation

Free to use, share and adapt, including commercially, under CC BY 4.0, as long as you credit Park Graph.

Cite as: Park Graph, "Parking QR Code Scam Warnings Worldwide," November 5, 2026, https://parkgraph.com/data/parking-qr-code-scam-warnings-global, CC BY 4.0.

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