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

Papermate2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82182215#Comment_82182215

Thank you, I have ammended it :)

yarpsnehpets

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82181398#Comment_82181398

That's all good information - thank you.

So the next obvious question in my mind relates to the accessing of DVLA Keeper data under KODOE agreement.

The agreement requires operators to be members of a recognised ATA and, more critically, to agree to follow the Code of Practice.

So the question is; would an operator still be allowed to agree to follow the Code (and obtain RK details) in a circumstance where the operator knew full well that a parking contravention fell outside of that Code?

Wouldn't that be quite deceptive? This needs covering off.

If they were allowed to access RK data in that circumstance then it would surely be totally unregulated?

Papermate2

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82182316#Comment_82182316

The DVLA - Operator KODOE contract might look robust on paper, but the terrifying reality is that the DVLA point-blank refuses to investigate or sanction operator breaches.

I can say this with absolute certainty because I have spent well over 100 hours exhaustively documenting this exact failure. I raised a significant, formal complaint with the DVLA, pushing through Step 1 and Step 2. This was followed by an investigation by the Independent Complaints Assessor (ICA)—which was partly upheld—and the case is now subject to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

Through this process and my targeted Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, I have confirmed that the DVLA is 100% hands-off. They appoint the ATAs (the industry trade bodies) and then immediately cut the umbilical cord. If a breach is flagged, the DVLA simply phones the IPC—with no FOI paper trail—for a quiet, one-off fix with the operator. They expect the industry to police itself.

So, if an operator grabs Registered Keeper data for a ticket issued on "non-relevant land" that falls outside the statutory Code, the DVLA will do absolutely nothing about it.

Without effective, independent government oversight—which this new regulatory-captured Code deliberately avoids—nothing will change, and the industry cheating will continue unabated. This is exactly why we need to force Parliament to halt this Statutory Instrument now.