A multi-agency operation has been attempting to crack down on the rogue parking operators around Gatwick Airport.

In one search, West Sussex Trading Standards and police found 150 vehicles next to a scrapyard, with cars parked bumper to bumper, despite their owners having been told it was “premium parking”.

Other holidaymakers have returned home to find companies have simply left their vehicles at the airport short stay, where they picked up a fine.

Oliver Bedford, director of airport access, marketing and commercial products at Gatwick Airport, said: “ the airport was working with Trading Standards and police to crack down on the rogue operators”