Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens

1505grandad

Not happy that the doc refers to "fines"

Coupon-mad

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82122504#Comment_82122504

No…that's a year old.

All Options Assessments have to pass through the RPC stage first.

It did, in 2025, before the Public Consultation.

Nellymoser

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81928567#Comment_81928567

If the Government gets the fee ban (must be a complete ban) and much-needed fairer & more proportionate - Local Authority similar - lower PCN caps wrong, we will have to swiftly engage with MPs to object and block the Code during its 40 days.

So the parking industry are not the only ones who can challenge the CoP after it's laid before Parliament. MPs and Members of the House of Lords can too and we would hope if the MHCLG churn out a crappy CoP our MPs and the Lords will challenge it.

Sara Roberts BPA when she guested on the recent BBC Radio 4 programme (along with Which? Lisa Webb and Q-Park/Britannia MD Adam Bidder) said:

she thinks the Govt CoP isn't going to be "materially different to the Sector code" (Oct 2024) she claims theirs was "based on the Govt mandated Code".

It's two years since the Sector Code was implemented have things improved? Doesn't look like it. Same complaints continue. The CMA have had to intervene, open an investigation to ECP practices, write to the Govt, PPCs, dvla accredited ATAs AND produce a video to help motorists navigate the private parking system and avoid being caught out with unnecessary costs.

Pity Sara and her colleagues at the BPA and IPC can't see it. I mean, Adam Bidder may have been "holding his head in his hands" listening to callers experience of the Sector's appeal services Sara just seemed delighted that motorists were engaging with the current appeal services!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0030lz1