DISGUSTED drivers left hundreds of pounds out of pocket because of faulty parking ticket machines are demanding answers - and compensation.

Anger continues to grow over the pay and display machine errors at Worcester City Council car parks as more and more victims come forward.

Victims want their money back - but some want compensation for having to freeze their bank cards and for the upset and worry caused.

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Card payments on the machines are currently disabled, leaving the options of using the RingGo app or cash payments.

However, many disgruntled motorists still have questions about how this could be allowed to happen again after a similar incident last September.

The city council has apologised but has yet to confirm how many people have been affected and how much cash has been wrongly taken.

Though the council has assured people no further duplicate payments are being processed, some victims reported more incorrect transactions this morning (Friday).

Ash Williams, 28, of Warndon, Worcester, has so far been charged £120 because of the duplicate payments.

He said: "The money is still coming out of my account now. The bank has now put a block on it. I'm just glad only one or two payments went out this morning.

"I don't know what to do, whether I should just shut the account. I don't want to be overdrawn really," he said.

One victim, Paul Bayliss, who has so far been charged seven times for parking in the Cattle Market car park said he would be emailing David Blake, the council's managing director to complain.

He will also be raising it with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.

He said: "This is in order for them to give reasonable compensation on top of refunds that they need to give.

"But other people have suffered far more than myself, and I am taking it further for them more than for myself, in what is a horrendous financial period already."

Alan Shaw, a retired public sector worker from Pershore, only paid £2.40 for a ticket but was charged £16.80.

He described the situation as 'mind boggling', 'absolutely shambolic' and 'utterly ridiculous'.

Mr Shaw has now contacted his bank to 'block the vendor' in the hope he can stop more money going out of his account.

The 64-year-old parked at Copenhagen Street on September 7 but was charged on September 20 for five duplicate transactions.

When he parked there again on September 28 he was also overcharged again.

"All you get is unanswered phone calls and emails. It's a merry-go-round and my concern is for the impact on people's mental health," he said.

One disgruntled driver wrote to Worcester City Council: "I've had to freeze my bank card after having £34.40 taken out of my bank account this morning, in a total of eight transactions, for parking that isn't owed.

"I last parked my car on September 16. Payment for this was already taken yesterday. I could ill afford to lose this money."

Lisa Langford of Broadwas had the sort of 50th birthday present nobody wants when she was hit by the cost of a series of duplicate transactions after parking in the Cattle Market on September 22 and 23.

She bought two tickets for £7.80 but in 12 separate transactions was charged £42.

"I am continually having money taken from my account. I’ve had over 12 payments leave my account to date.

"Their website says payments will no longer be taken. That’s a lie as they took another six last night.

"I’ve had to freeze my card now, causing inconvenience to me that is Worcester City Council's fault.

"Their advice was go to citizens advice which doesn’t help. Not being taken seriously enough. No updates. Nothing. It’s a disgrace.

"There's hundreds of people who have lost money. I would support compensation. I've had to freeze my card. I've got no access to money. 

"I'm in complete limbo. It's appalling but they don't seem to be thinking it's very serious."