A second council has issued a scam warning after QR codes were blocked from parking meters.

Canterbury City Council has removed stickers in its car parks, which direct users to “a fairly professional website” when scanned.

But the authority says this is not a legitimate scam and is most likely a scam.

It comes after Dover District Council issued a similar warning yesterday.

“QR codes have been stuck to some of our parking machines today, such as the one pictured on North Lane,” a council spokesperson said.

“QR code parking payment is not offered in any of our car parks or for on-street parking.

“Please do not scan any QR code you see on a parking kiosk.

“We checked these stickers and they link to what appears to be a fairly professional website, but it is not legitimate and is most likely a scam where you will lose your money.

“The district machines are being checked and all QR codes will be removed.

“If you pay for parking with your mobile phone, call the number on the machine or download the Ringo app from your Apple or Android device.”

It follows a report yesterday that scammers have been placing fake QR codes on payment and display machines in the hope unsuspecting drivers will scan them.

Dover Council is warning people to be vigilant after the codes were spotted in a number of car parks in the district.

The authority says it is working to have them removed as “a matter of urgency”, but has issued a warning in a bid to raise awareness.