Officials admitted the 400-space Havelock Street car park could not cope with demand, especially since a nearby private car park had temporarily closed.

BBC: Leicester Royal Infirmary faces parking queue problems

One alternative that many people do not consider because of their misconceptions about the experience is buying a used car (with cash) from a private seller.

FORBES: Can You Live A Debt-Free Life?

Samantha Rigg-David, the sister of Sean Rigg, a 40-year-old man who died in police custody in 2008 in Brixton, and Alastair Morgan, whose brother Daniel - a private detective - was found with an axe in his head in a south London pub's car park in 1987, took part in the demonstration.

BBC: Protesters call to replace IPCC

And with a 42.3% rise in the number of private buyers piling into the car market, it became clear that consumers had been taken in by the UK industry's savage price cuts during 2000.

BBC: Rover 75