New Panel to Oversee UK Private Parking Sector Code

ChirpyChicken

The BPA have confirmed the new panel will be made up of members from the IPC/BPA

You really could not make it up

This board is aimed at overseeing the joint code, which will increase the agility of the parking sector to make improvements or changes as needed. In other words, it is a positive change. The board will be comprised of members of the BPA and the IPC, but it will consult on all decisions with motorist consumer groups. We sincerely hope this answers both of your concerns.

LDast

...members of the BPA and the IPC

The inmates take over the asylum.

Apologies to any real "inmates" of any asylum or other institution for insulting them by comparing them to any "member" of the BPA/IPC.

Coupon-mad

ChirpyChicken said:

The BPA have confirmed the new panel will be made up of members from the IPC/BPA

You really could not make it up

This board is aimed at overseeing the joint code, which will increase the agility of the parking sector to make improvements or changes as needed. In other words, it is a positive change. The board will be comprised of members of the BPA and the IPC, but it will consult on all decisions with motorist consumer groups. We sincerely hope this answers both of your concerns.

You couldn't make it up, but they do!

magpie1894

The press release from BPA on 13/1/25 about the Panel included the statement:  "The Private Parking Scrutiny and Advice Panel (PPSAP) will be chaired by an individual who is independent from the sector."

Nigel Williams has now been unveiled as the chairman. He is Managing Director of  Parking Matters Limited. He is currently President of the European Parking Association (EPA), having previously been Chair of the Board of Directors of BPA (2014 - 2022).  BPA is a full member of EPA.

I'm struggling to see how he fits the brief of "independent from the sector".

A good start to solving some of the problems facing the Panel would be for Nigel Williams to insist that IPC ditch their IAS appeal service, and set up a properly independent appeal service which would apply to both BPA and IPC. He should be well aware of the background to this, as I believe BPA stopped funding for IPSA (Independent Scrutiny Board for Parking Appeals on Private Land) in 2017, because their members felt disadvantaged having to fund a service that IPC members did not.

Coupon-mad

I'm struggling to see how he fits the brief of "independent from the sector". 

Quite right! He isn't.

None of this is acceptable.

Nellymoser

What a super decision from the BPA and IPC.... 

Nigel Williams has now been unveiled as chairman of the Private Parking Scrutiny and Advice Panel (PPSAP). He is Managing Director of Parking Matters Limited. He is currently President of the European Parking Association (EPA), having previously been Chair of the Board of Directors of BPA (2014 - 2022). BPA is a full member of EPA.

I'm sure MHCLG and MP's will also struggle to see how he fits the brief of "independent from the sector".  

patient_dream

...members of the BPA and the IPC

THE PARKING SCAM JUST GOT BIGGER

When will the government WAKE UP

Coupon-mad

magpie1894 said:

The press release from BPA on 13/1/25 about the Panel included the statement:  "The Private Parking Scrutiny and Advice Panel (PPSAP) will be chaired by an individual who is independent from the sector."

EDIT:

REPORTEDLY:

"Nigel Williams has now been unveiled as the chairman. He is Managing Director of  Parking Matters Limited. He is currently President of the European Parking Association (EPA), having previously been Chair of the Board of Directors of BPA (2014 - 2022).  BPA is a full member of EPA."

I'm struggling to see how he fits the brief of "independent from the sector".

He is also a Director of this company, 'founded by the BPA' and one of the other Directors is Andrew Pester, Chief Exec of the BPA:

THE ALLIANCE FOR PARKING DATA STANDARDS LIMITED

and he lives in France:

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11288413/officers

I seem to recall he worked for/ran one of the bigger PPCs maybe ten years ago.  Can anyone recall or find which one?

1505grandad

( bloodsuckers; ''the current system of regulation is hopeless, like putting Dracula in charge of the blood-bank'';)

https://parkingmatters.com/

Nigel Williams

Managing Director

 

Nigel is a world-renowned parking authority and industry thought leader. Over his 40-year career in the French and UK parking sectors, he has acquired a profound knowledge of the business.

An architecture graduate from Cambridge University, he has held senior positions in the European parking industry including Manager Director of VinciPark UK and Development Director at Q-Park UK.

Nigel is Chair of the Board of Directors and a past President of the British Parking Association. He is also Vice-President of the European Parking Association. He chairs the International Alliance for Parking Data Standards (APDS) and The Smarter Parking Group of the Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum, which provides guidance to local authorities on industry innovation and best practice.
He co-founded Parking Associates in 2003 and launched Parking Matters in 2008. He is co-founder of Parking & Property ,a one-day international event held in London each spring since 2011.

He has spoken extensively in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Nigel received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Parking Awards in 2019.

BikingBud

1505grandad said:

( bloodsuckers; ''the current system of regulation is hopeless, like putting Dracula in charge of the blood-bank'';)

https://parkingmatters.com/

Nigel Williams

Managing Director

 

Nigel is a world-renowned parking authority and industry thought leader. Over his 40-year career in the French and UK parking sectors, he has acquired a profound knowledge of the business.

An architecture graduate from Cambridge University, he has held senior positions in the European parking industry including Manager Director of VinciPark UK and Development Director at Q-Park UK.

Nigel is Chair of the Board of Directors and a past President of the British Parking Association. He is also Vice-President of the European Parking Association. He chairs the International Alliance for Parking Data Standards (APDS) and The Smarter Parking Group of the Department for Transport’s Transport Technology Forum, which provides guidance to local authorities on industry innovation and best practice.
He co-founded Parking Associates in 2003 and launched Parking Matters in 2008. He is co-founder of Parking & Property ,a one-day international event held in London each spring since 2011.

He has spoken extensively in Europe, North America and the Middle East. Nigel received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Parking Awards in 2019.

Innovation and Best Practice for whose benefit?   

Nothing about fairness, equity and defence of consumer rights.

1505grandad

".....including Manager Director of VinciPark UK..."  -  now Saba