REVIVING THE PRIVATE PARKING BILL

Nellymoser

It's very pricey for a 3.5 hr event and rates are not inclusive of VAT! 

Will take it out of most individuals budget to attend.

Kaizen2024

Shows that £60 is not a lot of money these days.

Nellymoser

The cost isn't £60 it's £199 or £399 + VAT.

Coupon-mad

Kaizen2024 said:

Shows that £60 is not a lot of money these days.

Does it? Fifty or sixty quid is a lot of money to a lot of people. I'm rock solid confident that the Minister has heard me on this so no amount of your industry's whinging will work.

Nellymoser

In his reply to MP Sarah Gibson's written questions Alex Norris under-SoS MHCLG said:

"On 9th June, I hosted a meeting with the two parking Trade Associations and motorist groups to hear their views on the Code of Practice."

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm="Private+parking"&DateFrom=09/07/2024&DateTo=22/07/2025

Now the Minister has heard their views first hand hopefully this means the "in due course" consultation can be finalised and released so the public can give their views.

Motorists have had to wait over 14 years for a Govt to protect them from the unacceptable practices of the private parking industry. 

Forum regulars will probably have seen this 2011 bbc article and I've no doubt joined the RAC Foundation in "calling for an end to self-regulation, the government should regulate the industry"..."insist that anyone enforcing parking regulations sticks to a government code of practice."

It's truly shocking these exact same requests are still having to be voiced in 2025!

Wonder if Alex Norris will succeed where others have failed to silence these repetative calls.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-12989708

Thorndorise

Nellymoser said:

It's very pricey for a 3.5 hr event and rates are not inclusive of VAT! 

Will take it out of most individuals budget to attend.

There is a slightly cheaper option - buying the outputs...not quite the same but hey

The supporting materials are available for purchase in either a hard copy format or in a PDF format. The cost is £95 plus VAT for PDF copies and £95 for hard copies. Please click this link for the order form, then complete and return the form to bookings@publicpolicyexchange.co.uk or fax it to 0845 606 1539.

PUBLIC POLICY EXCHANGE LIMITED is a private company - and is a little close to the wire in terms on no privacy policy on their website, not companies house information (which is mandated) and they've been close to compulsory strike off twice in the last few years...

It'll be interesting to see how good it is...tempting

Also it makes a big hoo-ha about their exceptional calibre speakers but then doesn't actually list who will be speaking at this...sigh

Coupon-mad

Nellymoser said:

In his reply to MP Sarah Gibson's written questions Alex Norris under-SoS MHCLG said:

"On 9th June, I hosted a meeting with the two parking Trade Associations and motorist groups to hear their views on the Code of Practice."

               

  

Humdinger1

Thrilled that you're in the room @Coupon-mad representing consumers brilliantly! Humdinger 

Coupon-mad

Wasn't even a virtual room this time, LOL! 

1505grandad

https://issuu.com/jpp01/docs/parking_news_july_august_2025?fr=sZTgzYzgzNzY1ODU

The BPA are gathering.........(page 26-27)