NEWS BPA NEWS
Reaching the summit
Six months ago delegates from parking and traffic management organisations gathered to discuss various means of driving the industry standards higher. The BPA has now formulated an Action Plan to deliver the key issues
Clamping down… the parking summit aims to drive
parking standards higher.
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Better Regulation
Te BPA will work with government to develop a binding code of practice and an independent appeals service for operators of private parking, and address levels of maximum charging for ticketing, clamping and towing away.
A voluntary code
has already been established and a non- statutory appeals body
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is being formed. A legal framework will also be developed, which will address issues such as legal liability. A parking practice note on charging for parking will be revisited by the Parking Forum and re-published to encourage the use of off-street car parking through lower charging in car parks than neighbouring on-street tariffs.
Consistency
Te BPA will
members update
The BPA welcomes the following new members to the association:
l Knigatrgovina d.o.o. l Proserve Debt Recovery l Swoop Media Ltd l Complete Parking l Prime Parking Limited l Local Clamping Services l Local Car Park Management l Newbury Data Recovery l Armtrac Security Services l PKR Parking Solutions l Park First Ltd l Maxim Securities Limited l Park-Rite Limited l Shield Security Services
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encourage continued and increased engagement of local authority elected members and their role in being accountable for parking and traffic management in their area. A major skills programme is also in place to continue to develop training and development for all staff involved in parking to improve consistency. Te BPA’s Traffic Signs Review group is currently reviewing consistency of signage and working with the DfT to advise on communication of their guidance. Te BPA will
encourage local authorities to include their parking portfolios in environmental or traffic management departments rather than in finance and to publish comprehensive annual
Te BPA will build on an improving relationship with the media to present a consensus position regarding the need for improved compliance with parking controls. Te development of a new communications strategy and the appointment of a new head of communications will help to achieve this aim. We will continue to
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work with motoring organisations to educate motorists and their members on parking controls and parking policy.
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Constant review
A Local Authority
Special Interest Group (LASIG) working group will be created with the aim of encouraging local authorities to regularly review their parking and traffic controls to ensure they are relevant to the local community. Many of the actions are
reports on parking management to increase transparency (a parking practice note has already been published and is available from the BPA website). In addition, they should work closely with modal providers such as coaches and motorcyclists to address legitimate parking needs.
Education
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now well under way, and the majority will be completed by the end of 2010.
Compliance
Forum members
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will produce an action plan on how to educate and inform drivers of parking controls and to consider the use of barrier equipment and other methods. Increased compliance will provide a formula to measure the success of parking management.
Coherent government
approach
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Government will continue to be lobbied for a co-ordinated regulation of private parking to ensure a ‘coherent approach’. Meetings with ministers and officers will be called for after the general election.
Communication
Local authorities and
private parking operators will be encouraged to consult and engage with local stakeholders to ensure local parking policy is explained and understood. Te Forum will
continue to drive these measures and there will be updates in Parking News and on the Parking Forum website
www.parkingforum.co.uk where you can view a copy of the Action Plan.
www.britishparking.co.uk
© JAY WILLIAMS
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