“Can it really be the case that more than eight million drivers set out knowingly to risk a penalty currently of up to £100, or is the vast number of keeper detail requests from private parking companies evidence of a system that is crying out for reform?
“Surely the ideal would be for no one to infringe the parking rules, intentionally or otherwise, yet the private parking industry’s determination to fight over the level of charges suggests that this would fundamentally undermine a business model that’s dependent on penalty income – how can that be right?”
The proposals unveiled by the DLUHC proposed a maximum cap for parking fines, a 10-minute grace period before a late fine can be issued, and a requirement for clear terms and conditions.
Private firms which breach the new Code could even be barred from collecting fines from motorists at all.
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