Private Parking new rules?

[ploddertom]

The following was given Royal Assent on 15 March 2019 with a new Code of Practice to follow

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drivers-to-receive-greater-protection-against-rogue-private-parking-operators

[brassnecked]

Be good if it works, but until a PPC is given a severe tolchocking by a Judge, nothing will change in the short to medium term.

[ploddertom]

Could explain the sudden rush of Claims over recent weeks for the most stupid of reasons.

[brassnecked]

Yes could be a final fling of desperation to get as many Default CCJ as possible before they are clamped (oops) down on.

[dx100uk]

Why do they insist in using the word FINE throughout....ggrrrr

[ericsbrother]

now the bad news is that it will apply to to Scotland and NI so they get the POFA by default.

 

In NI they still allow clamping so not necessarily all bad but for Scotland it will cause problems regarding keeper liability as the reasonable cause criteria for accessing the DVLA database is just as slack as it always was.

 

howver, the guidance notes do say "the  landowner" so there is room for whoever draws up the final code to make sure that the parking co's actually work for their masters rather than purely in their own naked interest.

 

I cant see that happening but for parking on housing developments where tenants or lessees are being clobbered you may see a necessity for a proper chain of authority and if the tenant or lessee has an overriding right then I would expect that the parking co are prohibited from taking any action against residents once they have been knocked back on their first claim.

 

Things like that will be telling rather than the arguments about incorrect stays on parking meters or anpr capture

[ploddertom]

Surely part of the solution is to make your own submissions on the subject.