| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick 11:59 - Jun 27 with 683 views | WeWereZombies |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9r3pq2zg75o
'Private car parks are to offer UK motorists a 10-minute "grace period" before they hand out fines.
The measure was announced as part of a new code of practice companies have pledged to implement in the autumn.
Industry trade bodies say the code will also introduce a fairer appeals system and maintain an existing cap on charges.
Motoring organisations say the code "falls far short" of the standards required to protect "innocent" drivers from the "sharks running private car parks" and government legislation is required.'
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| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 12:03 - Jun 27 with 652 views | Deano69 |
I thought the 10 minute period was already a thing, have run that gauntlet on more than one occasion. |  |
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| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 12:27 - Jun 27 with 599 views | WeWereZombies |
| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 12:03 - Jun 27 by Deano69 |
I thought the 10 minute period was already a thing, have run that gauntlet on more than one occasion. |
From the same article:
'An attempted government crackdown on "rogue" operators foundered in 2022 following stiff opposition from private parking companies.
A bill to enable the introduction of a legislation-backed code of conduct received Royal Assent in March 2019.
This legislation - which should have come into force across Britain by the end of last year - included halving the cap on tickets for most parking offences to £50, creating a fairer appeals system, and banning the use of aggressive language on tickets.
But a legal challenge by private parking companies meant the government withdrew the legislation in June 2022.
Mr Cousens said the code of practice was "watered down" and "falls far short of the standards the AA, government and consumer groups have called for across many years".
He said: "This self-authored code doesn't acknowledge the need to cap charges and remove debt recovery fees.' | |
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| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 12:30 - Jun 27 with 594 views | Help |
| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 12:27 - Jun 27 by WeWereZombies |
From the same article:
'An attempted government crackdown on "rogue" operators foundered in 2022 following stiff opposition from private parking companies.
A bill to enable the introduction of a legislation-backed code of conduct received Royal Assent in March 2019.
This legislation - which should have come into force across Britain by the end of last year - included halving the cap on tickets for most parking offences to £50, creating a fairer appeals system, and banning the use of aggressive language on tickets.
But a legal challenge by private parking companies meant the government withdrew the legislation in June 2022.
Mr Cousens said the code of practice was "watered down" and "falls far short of the standards the AA, government and consumer groups have called for across many years".
He said: "This self-authored code doesn't acknowledge the need to cap charges and remove debt recovery fees.' |
Industry power at work again. I wonder how many Tories are getting money out of this one way or the other. Directors, back handers, etc |  |
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| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 13:49 - Jun 27 with 551 views | Swansea_Blue |
I can't stand them. I got a ticket once because the little sh*t waited until I was in the queue for the actual ticket machine and then punced. Got back to the car just as he was finishing off and disappeared with a 'I can't do anything mate'. Tw*t. Appealed successfully of course, but a load of hassle for nothing. |  |
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| Parking, in general and not just Gatwick on 16:25 - Jun 27 with 503 views | jontysnut |
I'm quite happy to pay a reasonable car park charge but I was at a small seaside resort and the local authority long stay car park was a flat £3.50 an hour - we u turned and went somewhere else. I get pressure on budgets but we would probably have spent a few quid in shops, cafes, pub lunches etc so it's not doing local traders any favours |  | | |
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