Parking stories in the News/media

Half_way

Its always sad when a business closes down, however it won't come to any surprise that another business is citing issues around the Private parking industry.

 This time its the infamous car park in Derby, on Siddals road where the inflatable park is closing

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/inflatable-park-derby-announces-closure-10602953

The team said a number of issues, most notably their car park situation, had "sadly impacted the site’s trade and made it increasingly difficult to continue operating as we’d like." Jumpin Fun had previously spoken out about issues with a car park near the site after visitors said they had received fines despite having paid online for their parking.

And a search of MSE shows this site to be a "hotspot" 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search?domain=all_content&query=sidalls road derby&scope=site&source=community

Umkomaas

Half_way said:

Its always sad when a business closes down, however it won't come to any surprise that another business is citing issues around the Private parking industry.

 This time its the infamous car park in Derby, on Siddals road where the inflatable park is closing

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/inflatable-park-derby-announces-closure-10602953

The team said a number of issues, most notably their car park situation, had "sadly impacted the site’s trade and made it increasingly difficult to continue operating as we’d like." Jumpin Fun had previously spoken out about issues with a car park near the site after visitors said they had received fines despite having paid online for their parking.

And a search of MSE shows this site to be a "hotspot" 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/search?domain=all_content&query=sidalls road derby&scope=site&source=community

The private parking industry .... creating customer chaos, bringing an enterprise, offering a popular service and trying to earn an honest crust, to its knees!

Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street

Nellymoser

daveyjp said:

MothballsWallet said:

Nellymoser said:

Another example of council fund raising.... Leeds city centre businesses that provide staff with car parking could be charged more than £2,000 per space to help pay for West Yorkshire's proposed tram network.

One horrified business Director said "this is quite clearly just a money grab" if the charge is introduced they would relocate to a site beyond the parking levy zone."

A council spokesperson said: "The current level of funding available to us is insufficient to cover our ambitions, and introducing a mechanism such as a workplace parking levy is one funding option which could help generate the revenue needed."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v1y5q209qo

Or, and hear me out: they could cut their own expenditure.

Leeds has the worst mass transit public transport provision of any city in the Europe, it also as a direct result has some of the worst congestion. For many using a private vehicle is the only option for commuting.  The new tram infrastructure is required and if Government won't pay the cost from general taxation someone else has to.

Well let's make that someone else be the private parking companies. The ones making millions, the ones who are allowed to make endless repetative practice, administration and system errors without any sanction or financial penalties.

As said above
Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street 

and are killing other businesses too.

1505grandad

But apparently the MHCLG think otherwise as per the Ministerial foreword in the Private parking code of practice consultation recently closed:-

"The UK private parking industry plays an important role in supporting our local economies and high streets."

Hope our replies have convinced them otherwise.

Umkomaas

1505grandad said:

But apparently the MHCLG think otherwise as per the Ministerial foreword in the Private parking code of practice consultation recently closed:-

"The UK private parking industry plays an important role in supporting our local economies and high streets."

Hope our replies have convinced them otherwise.

Oh dear, what an appalling misinterpretation and naive misunderstanding of the history of the situation. I'm sure that businesses going under at the hands of the private parking sector won't be so taken in by all this!

kryten3000

Half_way said:

Its always sad when a business closes down, however it won't come to any surprise that another business is citing issues around the Private parking industry.

Plus it's win-win for the parking company because they can continue to issue PCNs to anyone who parks because they can no longer possibly be a customer.  Added bonus is that the outlet management won't be pestering them for cancellations either.

patient_dream

"The UK private parking industry plays an important role in supporting our local economies and high streets."

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH.  They have been listening to the RUBBHISH the BPA and IPC put out to protect their money scammers

This government keep making  mistake after mistake ?   GET IT RIGHT FOR ONCE

Nellymoser

“It is just outrageous,” said Liberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley. “I fully condemn this behaviour.”

People using ‘24/7’ lockers on The Range car park in Newton Abbot are getting £100 'fines' just for driving in to pick up parcels when the shops are shut. A woman who received one said “I can only assume Parkingeye don’t realise the post lockers are there."

Signs say No parking outside of these times Mon - Sat 9am - 8pm Sun 10am - 4.30pm and warn that failing to comply will result in a £100 charge. One of these signs is right beside one of the ‘24/7’ lockers. 

Oh but Parkingeye do know and say motorists visiting the locker facilities outside of the signs stated hours are automatically given a grace period. 

They just haven't shared this T&C with motorists. For some reason Parkingeye are keeping it a secret 🤫

This is becoming a growing problem as the trend of offering more services in Landowners car parks is certainly on the increase. 

And they can't be offering a variety of 24/7 services in car parks when the parking operator the Landowner employs denies users 24/7 access to them and charges them £100 when they do (according to their signs).

Outrageous is one word to describe it other befitting options are available.....

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/evri-users-slapped-outrageous-100-10591130

emcwill

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/navendu-mishra-mp-column-for-wednesday-october-22?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

Great to see an MP picking up on some things, but doesn’t go far enough (and uses the word ‘fine’ 😠)

Umkomaas

emcwill said:

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/navendu-mishra-mp-column-for-wednesday-october-22?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

Great to see an MP picking up on some things, but doesn’t go far enough (and uses the word ‘fine’ 😠)

Ocean Parking, part of the Anchor Services Group. Picture says it all!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HqvRXsCNQWWr16oM8