Parking: Private Sector

(asked on 28th March 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to regulate private car parking firms.


Answered by
Neil O'Brien Portrait
Neil O'Brien
This question was answered on 5th April 2022

On 7 February the Government published its Private Parking Code of Practice, a key milestone in the implementation of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019. It sets out the requirements that private parking companies must follow when enforcing parking restrictions in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Code is part of a wider regulatory framework which includes the establishment of a Scrutiny and Oversight Board to monitor the new system, a certification scheme to which operators must adhere if they wish to access keeper data to enforce parking charges and the creation of a single independent appeals service for motorists to turn to if they are unhappy with the handling of an appeal by an operator.

The new Code and regulatory framework will ensure that terms and conditions and enforcement and appeal processes are fair, consistent, and proportionate, boosting our high streets and town centres by making it easier for people to park without receiving unwarranted charges.

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