Parking stories in the News/media

Kaizen2024

It's UKPC with zero grace period this time:

A ‘Grace Period’ does not apply to this case, only a ‘Consideration Period’ which ended when it was clear that the driver was not considering the terms of the contract.

Umkomaas

Kaizen2024 said:

It's UKPC with zero grace period this time:

A ‘Grace Period’ does not apply to this case, only a ‘Consideration Period’ which ended when it was clear that the driver was not considering the terms of the contract.

Any comments on the other atrocities highlighted by @Coupon-mad earlier? Huh?

Nellymoser

The UKPC article c-mad posted said "A spokesman for The Long Beach Estate, which owns The Sandsgate Bar, confirmed the business was in contact with UK Parking Control Ltd to adjust parameters so the cameras only trigger a penalty after 10 minutes."

Wonder if UKPC will carryout the Landowner wishes or continue with their own wishes to generate more income for themselves.

Thorndorise

And it's here!!!

Open consultation

​​Private parking code of practice​

Summary

​​We are seeking views on proposals to raise standards across the private parking industry ahead of preparing a new code of practice.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 5 September 2025

Consultation description

​​The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. The Act is applicable across England, Scotland and Wales.  

​The government’s code of practice contains:

• guidance that promotes good practice in the operation and management of private parking facilities
• guidance about appeals against private parking charges imposed by, or on behalf of, persons providing private parking facilities 

This consultation seeks views on the government proposed measures aimed at raising standards in the private parking industry before launching the Code of Practice.  

​This is a public consultation and we welcome views from anyone who has an interest in private parking. However, views are especially invited from:

• car park users
• those who represent the interests of motorists
• the parking industry
• landowners
• businesses involved in debt recovery

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df2e4397-6fd6-44c4-b12a-b85ae15ccb78&utm_content=immediately

Coupon-mad

Yep just seen it - ironically I was in a meeting about it - but I will be on holiday from this afternoon so over to everyone to muster responses. At first glance it doesn't look great... but we need a thread about it.

Thorndorise

Coupon-mad said:

Yep just seen it - ironically I was in a meeting about it - but I will be on holiday from this afternoon so over to everyone to muster responses. At first glance it doesn't look great... but we need a thread about it.

Just setting one up to share thoughts/ideas

PS have a lovely break!

patient_dream

Thorndorise said:

And it's here!!!

Open consultation

​​Private parking code of practice​

Summary

​​We are seeking views on proposals to raise standards across the private parking industry ahead of preparing a new code of practice.

This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 5 September 2025

Consultation description

​​The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 (the Act) requires the Secretary of State to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. The Act is applicable across England, Scotland and Wales.  

​The government’s code of practice contains:

• guidance that promotes good practice in the operation and management of private parking facilities
• guidance about appeals against private parking charges imposed by, or on behalf of, persons providing private parking facilities 

This consultation seeks views on the government proposed measures aimed at raising standards in the private parking industry before launching the Code of Practice.  

​This is a public consultation and we welcome views from anyone who has an interest in private parking. However, views are especially invited from:

• car park users
• those who represent the interests of motorists
• the parking industry
• landowners
• businesses involved in debt recovery

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/private-parking-code-of-practice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=df2e4397-6fd6-44c4-b12a-b85ae15ccb78&utm_content=immediately

Thanks for posting that

We should all get the media / press involved be it local or national to reach as many people as possible

No doubt the parking industry will get their stooges to chip in

Car1980

Kaizen2024 said:

It's UKPC with zero grace period this time:

A ‘Grace Period’ does not apply to this case, only a ‘Consideration Period’ which ended when it was clear that the driver was not considering the terms of the contract.

What contract?

"The signage near there was all over the place"

Or the one where it just said "no parking" so she parked before the boundary of the sign (it was on a road).

nigelbb

Coupon-mad said:

pdel61 said:

Another council falling for ANPR.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/car-park-charge-introduced-cameras-113000771.html

"Automatic number plate recognition cameras (ANPR) will be used to fine motorists that haven’t paid a soon-to-be-introduced charge at a car park.

Liberal Democrat-led Didcot Town Council has voted in favour of introducing charges to Civic Hall car park in Britwell Road. Three companies put forward their proposals to operate the ANPR cameras in the car park."

Who fancies telling the journalist and the councillors that using ANPR this way is illegal under the Deregulation Act?

Didcot is only thirty miles from High Wycombe where the council learned a very expensive lesson regarding the illegality of ANPR for council car parks.

Thorndorise

nigelbb said:

Coupon-mad said:

pdel61 said:

Another council falling for ANPR.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/car-park-charge-introduced-cameras-113000771.html

"Automatic number plate recognition cameras (ANPR) will be used to fine motorists that haven’t paid a soon-to-be-introduced charge at a car park.

Liberal Democrat-led Didcot Town Council has voted in favour of introducing charges to Civic Hall car park in Britwell Road. Three companies put forward their proposals to operate the ANPR cameras in the car park."

Who fancies telling the journalist and the councillors that using ANPR this way is illegal under the Deregulation Act?

Didcot is only thirty miles from High Wycombe where the council learned a very expensive lesson regarding the illegality of ANPR for council car parks.

btw, I did contact the reporter, got a thank you - but he has since been back in touch to request more info on the use of ANPR by authorities and how the dereg act etc impacted their use....guess we'll have to see if he digs deeper.... @nigelbb are there any news reports (I may have missed them in here somewhere) that I can also forward to him?