Trending The council warned victims have lost thousands of pounds from the new fraud which swallows drivers cards from machines. The council warned it was impossible for a normal pay and display machines to swallow cards. This was because the devices are manufactured to only allow cards to fit only a part of the way into the machine so they can be easily removed. Late last year Kingston Council also revealed they had uncovered a scam involving parking machines in the area. READ MORE They warned criminals had attached devices to the machine which was used to obtain card information and steal money from drivers accounts.