The Draft Private Parking Code of Practice (PAS 232) now out for Consultation

Fruitcake

We don't have much time for actual comments, but complaints can be continued after midday.
If anyone still has time, might I suggest a few brief comments, in your own words of course, where relevant that: -

The purpose (scope) of the PAS is to regulate the currently unregulated parking industry, not add further restrictions on already regulated motorists.

PPCs have had 5 years to mirror the UK Government's requirements for council and LA CEOs to use only government approved equipment which does not permit the use of ANPR

PPCs have had 8 years to understand the requirements of the PoFA. If they all issued PoFA compliant NTKs and NtHs  then there would be no need to request or obtain driver's details. 
NTKs must not be issued where a keeper cannot be held liable. Requests for driver details are permitted of course, but the keeper's rights must be clearly defined.

PPCs have had 10 years to understand the requirements on the EA 2010 and come up with a lawful method of managing disabled parking bays instead of their currently unlawful method of making the display of a Blue Badge mandatory.

PPCs have had over 30 years to understand that they must comply with planning and advertising consent regulations for permanent equipment and signs.

The parking industry fooled the government into thinking keeper liability would reduce court case, but the opposite has happened. 
It is inconceivable to think a driver is many more times likely to park incorrectly in a private car park than in a council run one.

Umkomaas

Umkomaas said:

PPCs must have the weasels on overtime this weekend - CtrlC, CtrlV, - CtrlC, CtrlV, - CtrlC, CtrlV .......

Comment count has just hit 2,500 (exactly). Let's see where it is later this evening. 

One day later, now 3,517. Over 1,000 new comments in just over 24 hours. 

I wish there was a better way to read responses than having to view each one through little more than a 1"x1" window.

Umkomaas

Just smiled when I read this comment. 

Our ANPR cameras have proved invaluable in the apprehension of criminals tried for drugs, car theft, rape, robbery and fraud. Work we are proud of as an operator and an industry.

Somebody must have bought one of Trev's 'ANPR in a Box' gizmos! 😏

D_P_Dance

How does an ANPR camera detect fraud?

Fruitcake

D_P_Dance said:

How does an ANPR camera detect fraud?

Every time it is used means that a parking operator has committed fraud?

Umkomaas

D_P_Dance said:

How does an ANPR camera detect fraud?

Trev's box job could spot illegal immigrants, shoplifters and burglars. He'd worked out all the algyrhythmicals in his garden shed in the evening after coming in from clamping. But I wasn't aware he'd cracked 'fraud'. Learn something new every day.  A man ahead of his time 😃

BrownTrout

Umkomaas said:

Just smiled when I read this comment. 

Our ANPR cameras have proved invaluable in the apprehension of criminals tried for drugs, car theft, rape, robbery and fraud. Work we are proud of as an operator and an industry.

Somebody must have bought one of Trev's 'ANPR in a Box' gizmos! 😏

oh havent heard that in a while lol

BrownTrout

I am sure the BSI will remove duplicate comments because there is no point them having duplicate comments because they will want to wade through individual comments not repeated comments , it doesnt actually achieve anything

Le_Kirk

BrownTrout said:

I am sure the BSI will remove duplicate comments because there is no point them having duplicate comments because they will want to wade through individual comments not repeated comments , it doesnt actually achieve anything

In fact, as I said earlier in this thread, it dilutes the argument/comment rather than reinforcing it.

Ralph-y

The dates / headings are from the BSI web page.

Public Comments start date:

27/08/2020

Public Comments end date:

12/10/2020

4. Comment Resolution

Comment Resolution start date:

11/09/2020

5. Approval

Approval start date:

09/10/2020

I presume that the Comment Resolution will have an end date as will the approval date, but try as i might I can not find them .... any one any ideas?

Was there a cut off time today for comments ?

Ralph