Smart Parking get a mention on prime ministers questions

alanjuk

Smart parking have apparently been kicked out of the Westgate shopping centre in Basildon, Stephen Metkalf MP reckons they have signed a shared business service agreement with the NHS
watch here https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/f4ac8afc-6502-4c24-b3f2-af9bc92c7529?in=12:29:31&out=12:30:07

The_Deep

He is not the only MP to criticise Smart Parking in the House, Pete W
Wishart, (SNP Perth), said this during one of the readings of Sir Greg Knight's bill.

"I am sick and tired of receiving emails from people complaining about the behaviour of parking companies, telling me that they will never again visit Perth city centre because of the negative experience they had when they had the misfortune to end up in a car park operated by one of these companies. I have received more complaints about one car park in the city of Perth than about any other issue. That car park is operated by the lone ranger of the parking cowboys: the hated and appalling Smart Parking—I see that many other Members are unfortunate enough to have Smart Parking operating in their constituencies. It has reached the stage where one member of my staff now spends a good part of each day just helping my constituents and visitors to my constituency to navigate the appeals process.
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The BPA does not have the ability to regulate these companies and has shown no sign whatsoever that it is trying to get on top of some of the sharper practices. The BPA gives a veneer of legitimacy to some of the more outlandish rogue operators by including them in their membership, allowing them to continue to operate. The Bill will oblige operators such as Smart Parking to amend their practices."