Residents are in uproar after cowboy parking operators dug up a field on the edge of their village to make an illegal park and ride.
To the hundreds of holidaymakers booking a spot at New Farm Parking before jetting off from Stansted Airport, the site appears perfectly safe and legal.
The signage is professional, spaces are sold online and the car park even appears on price comparison websites.
But the owners of New Farm – which charges drivers around £75 a week – were served with an enforcement notice last September and told to stop trading. Instead they have appealed and are expanding.
Police, trading
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