Worcester parking glitch drains money from drivers’ bank accounts

Contactless cards were repeatedly debited by council's payment machines, in one case up to 600

An estimated 1,500 drivers have been left out of pocket - some to the tune of hundreds of pounds - after their contactless cards were repeatedly debited by a council's parking payment machines.

Some motorists in Worcester said they were left overdrawn and unable to pay bills after a software glitch meant they were charged many times over last week.