Breaking News: Government has announced the statutory Code of Practice, and Enforcement Framework

kryten3000

According to the BPA's press release, their commissioned research estimates 46% of BPA operators would become insolvent within 12 months and 62% by the end of year 2.

I fail to see the downside to this.   

Umkomaas

kryten3000 said:

According to the BPA's press release, their commissioned research estimates 46% of BPA operators would become insolvent within 12 months and 62% by the end of year 2.

I fail to see the downside to this.   

Are they using the same fingers on which they calculated the £19.5billion loss to the economy?  I don't think the BPA is over endowed with people who got ticks in sums at school!

patient_dream

kryten3000 said:

According to the BPA's press release, their commissioned research estimates 46% of BPA operators would become insolvent within 12 months and 62% by the end of year 2.

I fail to see the downside to this.   

Just more propaganda ?   That would relate to their members who can only survive by scamming

It will be up to the bosses of each company to "cut their cloth" 
If the bosses are bad in running their company, just like in any sector they could go bust.  

This is just a bad workman blaming his tools

Snakes_Belly

Umkomaas said:

kryten3000 said:

According to the BPA's press release, their commissioned research estimates 46% of BPA operators would become insolvent within 12 months and 62% by the end of year 2.

I fail to see the downside to this.   

Are they using the same fingers on which they calculated the £19.5billion loss to the economy?  I don't think the BPA is over endowed with people who got ticks in sums at school!

Their business model should not operate on the basis of making profit from PCN's. This has encouraged bad practices. 

I can seen PPC's the likes of PPL going as WW has never put in any investment into his car parks. They are a disgrace and no loss to the motorist.  

Fruitcake

Umkomaas said:

Here's the first bleat from the BPA. Just a repeat of the last minute rubbish they were spouting prior to the publication of the Code of Practice, including the utterly ridiculous statement that chopping PPCs income in half will lead to a £19.5 billion (yes, billion) loss to the British economy as motorists go wild and flood car parks (what are they going to do after they park up, spend money I'd hazard a guess!). Here it is, get your tissues out as you weep rivers laugh your heads off

08 FEB 2022

Responsible motorists to lose out under Government proposals to reduce parking charges

The British Parking Association (BPA) is deeply concerned by the unintended consequences for motorists, landowners and our sector following the proposals put forward by the UK Government to:

• Significant job losses throughout the sector

Separate data commissioned by the BPA, also found that parking operators could lose up to 40 percent of their income should the Government reduce parking charges and risk thousands of job losses.

I believe ParkingEye recently posted a profit of £12 million, without adding the fake debt collection charges. All parking companies need to do is use the same business model as ParkingEye, suitably adjusted to meet the new CoP, and hey presto, jam tomorrow for the parking industry.

*Fruity takes tongue out of cheek*

Seriously though, parking companies can still make a profit by following the rules, just like they expect motorists to do.

I was thinking the other day that there are some PPCs whose names never crop up on this forum, whereas we see the same names crop up here day after day after day.

This makes me think that perhaps there are indeed parking companies that do operate in an ethical manner. It's only the bad ones we ever get to hear about, the very ones at whom the new CoP is aimed.

patient_dream

Fruitcake said:

Umkomaas said:

Here's the first bleat from the BPA. Just a repeat of the last minute rubbish they were spouting prior to the publication of the Code of Practice, including the utterly ridiculous statement that chopping PPCs income in half will lead to a £19.5 billion (yes, billion) loss to the British economy as motorists go wild and flood car parks (what are they going to do after they park up, spend money I'd hazard a guess!). Here it is, get your tissues out as you weep rivers laugh your heads off

08 FEB 2022

Responsible motorists to lose out under Government proposals to reduce parking charges

The British Parking Association (BPA) is deeply concerned by the unintended consequences for motorists, landowners and our sector following the proposals put forward by the UK Government to:

• Significant job losses throughout the sector

Separate data commissioned by the BPA, also found that parking operators could lose up to 40 percent of their income should the Government reduce parking charges and risk thousands of job losses.

This makes me think that perhaps there are indeed parking companies that do operate in an ethical manner. It's only the bad ones we ever get to hear about, the very ones at whom the new CoP is aimed.

I think you are right.   Those we see on here on a regular basis have been out of control for a long time. The BPA and IPC have failed to control them and it is because of such poor management that we now see the new code of practice which will cause a lot of damage for those rogue traders

The dodgy part of the industry and the ATA's can only blame themselves. Instead of constant bleating to government they should now take stock of themselves and become what they claim and fail in ..... "driving standards upwards"

All hail Sir Greg Knight MP for introducing this bill

ihatetrump

From the BPA Press release

• A quarter of currently managed private parking spaces will no longer be managed 

Mazars, a leading international audit, tax, and advisory firm, conducted an impact assessment on the effect of the Government proposals to reduce the level of parking charges. This assessment concluded that a quarter of currently managed private parking spaces would no longer be managed[1]. This will mean that many destinations will become increasingly congested and inaccessible, and many commuters and shoppers will no longer be able to access transport modes, retail, or leisure destinations.

Mazars LLP just happen to be the auditors for the BPA. If they were then engaged by the BPA to conduct an impact assessment, then this would appear to be a conflict of interest on their behalf. Mazars clearly were engaged by their client to strengthen the BPA's objections to the government proposals - an engagement that conflicts with their 'independent' audit responsibilities.

This is the footnote to the Mazars report:

Mazars research was conducted using Companies House data, globally recognised industry profit margin benchmarking data and anonymised British Parking Association (BPA) member data. The report concluded that the new model of reduced PCN levels will result in 700,000 parking spaces becoming unmanaged (23% of managed spaces in the UK). It further stated that 46% of BPA operators would become insolvent within 12 months and 62% by the end of year 2.

it would be interesting to know how a conclusion can be drawn that 700,000 spaces will become unmanaged - if that is as a result of 46% (rising to 62%) of operators going out of business (how can that be a bad thing?) then I'm sure that landowners will replace them with more ethically responsible operators. In other words, it results in a consolidation of the sector and the cowboys will be out.

Maybe the BPA should publish the entire Mazars research rather than cherry picking bits that obviously suit their own purpose.

Trainerman

So DRAs deal " sensitively with vulnerable people" !! I bet you didn't know that ! 

Who writes this c**p?? I really hope the Government don't get suckered at the last minute by this total rubbish.

Another thing ... Why would controlling these cowboys lead to many car parks closing ?? I cannot work this out.

The flagrant untruths spouted by this load of cowboys proves that they really are totally self centred and focused on making money from misery.

Once again, thanks to all the regulars here who have done so much to stop the scammers

D_P_Dance

ANPR is unfit for purpose surely?

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/18/surrey-writing-on-womans-jumper-landed-couple-with-fine-when-she-walked-in-bus-lane-15439916/

Umkomaas

All hail Sir Greg Knight MP for introducing this bill

I agree. He should be knighted.  

Oh, just wait a minute ...... double-knighted then. Arise Sir, Sir Greg Knight. 🤓