New Code of Practice from industry groups

Grizebeck

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/private-parking-sector-publishes-watered-230100982.html

Pretty poor report on the today programme.

Nellymoser

Download the new Code  https://www.britishparking-media.co.uk/news/private-parking-sector-single-code-of-practice-published

Looking forward to reading it. Lets see if BPA IPC have recognised and addressed motorists concerns.

The_Slithy_Tove

I heard it on the BBC radio news, and thought it was very poorly reported there, too. Is government imposition of a new CoP dead now (left to the PPCs and their trade bodies)? Is a new government likely to do anything?

kryten3000

Just read the new code and there are some good things, but:

"parking period: the length of time that a vehicle remains on controlled land, which includes the consideration period."

0 minute Grace period at short term parking locaations of 30 minutes or less maximum stay
1  minute consideration period at these locations.

Only the Driver can appeal a NTD and the keeper/hirer may only appeal a NTK/NTH where the driver has not had a chance to appeal first.

No stopping exclusions (stopped at red light/zebra crossing) do not apply if a passenger gets in/out.

£20 admin charge for cases where the statuory code would demand cancellation - reg. when retrospective right to park is provided on appeal

PCNs "not to be pursued"  if issued to emergency vehicles on a call.  Previously this was "not to be issued"

I'm sure I have missed some more, but this is yet more proof that the statutory code must be implemented by the next government.

Zbubuman

Might as well have just given them a blank piece of white paper. 

MSE_ForumTeam5

We've merged two threads on this topic

DE_612183

and they have given themselves 2 and a half years to implement it

The_Slithy_Tove

What will happen in Scotland? They were waiting for the government-imposed COP to be implemented before enacting the legislation that allows for keeper liability. As this is just another rehash of an industry trying (unsuccessfully) to regulate itself, surely it means a continuation of no keeper liability?

Nellymoser

It certainly does. Scottish Parliament may also want to see the new single appeals service up and running before hitting Scottish motorists with keeper liability.

bill6262

This is nowt do with the government's all singing and dancing legislation later this year. BPA are just having a laff

Umkomaas

Cynical move, just 7 days before the GE. They are muddying the water, attempting to cause confusion and division. The Statutory Code of Practice is already enshrined in law (just in time before calling the GE), other than the bits (levels of parking charge and debt collection charge), so there is no reason why the BPA/IPC Code of Practice narrative should be any different to the statutory version!