Businessman hires 'van sitters' to beat wardens

Congestion charge zone extension
Congestion charge zone extension

London maintenance firm boss Will Davies pays young people £8 an hour to drive his vans around London rather than risk parking fines. Davies claims his parking bill fine used to be as much as £1,500 a week.

But it's cheaper to pay a 'van sitter' to nip around the corner after dropping off an engineer to do a job. Will the idea catch on? %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%