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You and Yours: Accessible Sport; Travel currency troubles; Parking Fines

08/01/2020

Accessible Sport; Travel currency troubles; Parking Fines

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Accessible Sport; Travel currency troubles; Parking Fines

Why some disabled people fear doing sport; plus a travel currency website is hacked

How travellers are losing out after a travel currency website was hacked. Plus 40% of disabled people say they fear exercise could cost them their benefits.

Customers of currency company Travelex say they feel let down after being left with no travel money from the company which is in the midst of a cyber-attack. One customer, Natalie Whiting from Stevenage, ordered £1,000 worth of euros online through Tesco. "I haven't been able to get a refund of my money, it just seems to be in limbo," she told the BBC. On Tuesday, the foreign currency trader confirmed that it is the victim of a ransomware attack. The criminals behind the hack told the BBC they are demanding $6m (£4.6m) or company computer systems will be deleted and customer data sold online. Travelex says that there is no evidence customer data has been compromised. We'll hear from Which?

A survey suggests more than two in five (41%) disabled people in the UK say a fear of losing benefits prevents them from trying to be more active. The Active Alliance has been asking people about their attitudes to doing sport, and a third of disabled respondents currently or previously in receipt of benefits said they had, or they know of someone who has, had benefits negatively impacted because of physical activity. You & Yours finds out what can be done to encourage more disabled people to doing physical activity. 

Drivers who make mistakes entering their registration number at parking ticket machines may now face much more lenient fines. The British Parking Association which represents around 66% of UK car parks has issued new guidance to parking companies, saying they can only fine up to £20 for 'major' errors, including getting more than one digit wrong, or entering a spouses number plate. 'Minor' errors, where just one digit is incorrect, should be written off completely. 

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