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ShqipPractice scenario
Fictional messages. No real account, call or payment is involved.
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Park. Scan. Pay?
You’ve parked your car. A sticker on the parking sign says you can pay by scanning a code.
Parking sign
PAY FOR PARKING
Scan to pay.
Illustration only — this code cannot be scanned.
You scan it. A page opens asking for your vehicle registration and card details. You have not entered anything.
Choose an answer first. There’s no rush.
Your answer
Next step
Use the venue or local authority website you already know to check the parking operator and payment method. Confirm the location before paying.
Takeaway
Treat a QR code like a link: check where it leads before paying.
Why this is safer
A QR code is a way to open a link, not proof of who controls the destination. Genuine and fake payment pages can ask for similar details. Verify the payment route first, then check the parking location.
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Pay because the code is on the parking sign.
Being on a sign does not make the code trustworthy.
Someone could have added a different sticker. Check where the payment is going before entering your details.
Pay if the page shows the operator’s logo.
A logo does not confirm who runs the page.
A fake payment page can copy the real company’s branding.
Check the payment route through the venue or local authority.
A sticker’s location does not verify the page behind it.
Use an official parking app you already have, or the operator’s website using an address you know is genuine. Check that the location or parking-zone number matches where you parked.
Use it if another driver says they already paid.
Another driver may not have checked either.
Their choice does not confirm that the payment page belongs to the operator.
Optional practice — simulated screens
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Choose a screen to open. Nothing outside this practice page will open.
Page supplied by the sticker
The page shows the parking company’s logo.
A copied logo does not confirm the operator. Check the venue or local authority information through a separate route.
Parking information — example venue website
Operator: Harbour Parking
Parking zone: 482
Payment instructions are listed by the venue.
You reached the venue separately. Now check that the payment location matches the sign where you parked.
Parking information — example authority website
Operator: Harbour Parking
Parking zone: 482
The authority lists the operator’s payment methods.
You found the operator through a separate source. A location match is a second check, not proof that any website is genuine.
Check the location after checking the payment route
The example parking sign shows zone 482. Which location matches?
The locations match. This is a second check after verifying the payment route; matching numbers alone do not prove a page is genuine.
The example sign shows zone 482. Check the location again before paying.
Do not know the parking operator?
Do not know the operator? Use the venue website you already used to plan your visit, or the local authority’s known main website, reached separately. Check its parking information and use another verified payment method if one is available. A search result or logo alone is not proof.
Practice complete
Challenge complete.
You practised checking both the payment route and the parking location.
Next situation:
A second chance?Exploring a situation is practice, not proof that you will spot every scam.
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