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17% -- share of consumers fined for nonpayment for UK consumers who believed they'd paid for government services online (2025)
17% of UK consumers who believed they had paid for government services online were fined for non-payment.
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17%
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2025
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20
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30
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45
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95
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National Trading Standards
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https://barleycommunications.co.uk/news/driving-home-for-christmas-warning-over-copycat-road-toll-we… ↗
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Driving home for Christmas warning over ‘copycat’ road toll websites
As millions prepare to drive home for Christmas, National Trading Standards is urging motorists to ensure they pay road tolls only on official websites, as new research* finds that a third of Brits risk landing on copycat sites that charge over the odds – and 17% of those who believed they’d paid fo…
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National Trading Standards
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UK consumers who believed they'd paid for government services online: 17% share of consumers fined for nonpayment. Source: National Trading Standards (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/govt-services-fined-nonpayment-17pct
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