REVIVING THE PRIVATE PARKING BILL

Car1980

Surely this is the kind of thing Martin Lewis himself should be contributing to. 

skuther

Le_Kirk said:

exongrad said:

https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/8f99a416-40a5-4c75-b9b6-d3234774a25c 

a good debate on Parliament Live TV today.The new minister said the revised Code of Practice will be out to consultation “shortly”.

What does shortly" mean?  Abso-bloomin-lootly nothing!

They clearly know how much "shortly" annoys everyone.

Alex Norris:

"I appreciate that this is an urgent issue—that was a feature of all Members’ contributions. I ask the hon. Gentleman to bear with me when I say “shortly”. At the risk of getting into a debate about what is short and what is urgent, all I can say is that we want to get on with this at the best pace we can. We want it to work, deliver and hold up. Last time, in 2022, it did not survive its first contact with reality. We will publish the code shortly, but I ask for a bit of trust that I am getting on with it at the fastest possible pace."

Nellymoser

Here's my letter from my MP. At least we know Alex Norris "shortly" means it's definitely more than 10wks!

Coupon-mad

I'm unbothered by the latest short delay and am hopeful it's because they are chewing over the wealth of evidence and comments they got from me and the other good guys & gals on the 'consumer/motoring' side recently.

I expect (due to the debate alerting the House and galvanising MPs into action on this subject) they will also have received an influx of new evidence from MPs this past month and need to work through that.

Alex Norris said in the debate that they want to "get it right" so let's see what the Public Consultation brings.

I'm targeting illegal excessive 24/7 surveillance. The Government must involve the ICO and the CMA if they want to get it "right" and bring down the ludicrously high number of PCNs churned out with no restriction (at all) on filming streets/areas.

Removing human checks (see the DUA Bill) also concerns me immensely.

patient_dream

How much notiice will government  take of the two ATA's ?
Since the introduction of the BPA and IPC, the parking industry has got worse.  The BPA and IPVC are not in a position to give advice, both are not fit for purpose.

One would assume that the last government left on file the last consultations for all to see.
WHY another one, this is timewasting meaning more delays

It reminds of driving down a road where there is a red traffic light due to roadworks ..... BUT NO WORKMEN CAN BE SEEN FOR DAYS ?

Coupon-mad

Cartels, do we think (due to the negative impact on consumers)?

Could the Joint Code - which has seen several 'best practice' clauses & Appendices that were in the BPA Code, now lost - be viewed as evidence of a cartel? Whereby the two rival trade bodies (we would say) have joined forces to distract & steer the Government whilst making it easier for their AOS members to issue PCNs and even - for the first time - allowing zero consideration periods and denying keepers the right to appeal.

As could (arguably?) the 4 year exclusive contract just formed between the biggest PPC with the biggest bulk DRA conveyor belt frightener & litigator (this from this month's BPA publication, Parking News):


CMA might well be interested in sniffing around these (allegedly) anti-competition moves to dominate?

If not a cartel there's certainly a detrimental effect on consumers as a result of both.

Protest

In a DMCC world will a "Scrutiny Board and Appeals Service" still be required? Will DMCC replace that intention via a CAB contract or something similar?

Coupon-mad

Don't know but the industry is required to fund the appeals service so that probably needs to be a separate service.

It would be great if the Scrutiny board could include someone from the CMA...

Protest

"industry is required to fund the appeals service"    fund but not operate!    Assuming the requirement is not stood down.

CMA may choose to stand apart, but an exCMA person would be excellent

But a mechanism to hold an operator to account for consistent poor performance would be good - it doesn't seem to happen currently.

Protest

An unholy alliance - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14720991/Parking-fines-rocket-75-cent-DfT-refuses-rule-increasing-charges-outside-London.html Local Govt Assoc & private parking industry argue to increase charges cap from £70 to £120+. So a so-called incentive now looks like it is a revenue stream. Gosh - who'd have thought it!!    Local Govt now depends on wrongdoers for income so we can expect more of the badly-designed traffic schemes designed to trap motorists. And who will regulate LGA members??