TECHNICAL FOCUS
Kelvin Reynolds, technical services director, introduces this month’s Technical Focus
As 2010 draws to a close I’ve begun to reflect on the achievements made this year by the operations and technical services team supported by our BPA colleagues. There are now approaching 5,000 Park Mark awards and the scheme continues to grow, with much interest from the public and private sector in achieving and maintaining Park Mark awards. Long may it continue! Park Mark is as much about reducing the fear of crime as it is about reducing actual crime in car parks. Our marketing strategies through 2009 and 2010 have been to focus on the consumer, encouraging them to seek out the now familiar Park Mark ‘tick’ as an indication of operators providing ‘Police Approved’ Safer Parking! All ‘low crime’ car parks should celebrate by proudly displaying a Park Mark ‘tick’. The Approved Operator Scheme (AOS) has gone
from strength to strength, with the introduction of an independent audit to ensure that operators comply with the AOS Code, and we have created the AOS Standards Advisory Panel to help us ensure that standards are continually reviewed and the Code updated accordingly. The Panel also helps us to monitor the effectiveness of the Scheme of Sanctions introduced earlier in the year. The whole point of the AOS is to raise standards of parking enforcement on private land. The application of appropriate sanctions where failures occur provides greater transparency and integrity of the Scheme. We have also piloted an independent adjudication and appeal service for motorists who are concerned that they haven’t been treated fairly by an AOS member. The Parking Forum has been revised and
strengthened and its focus is now on becoming a strategic think tank for parking matters. We have made significant contributions to the government review of parking facilities for disabled people with all four UK national governments and we published our own study on parking facilities for disabled people on private land in the UK, which we undertook in partnership with the DfT, Mobilise and the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC). We continue to influence the UK-wide Traffic Signs Review and play an active part in the development of government policy in this area, leading to significant cost savings as a result. The Equipment Manufacturer and Supplier
group is debating ‘new coins’ and ‘chip and pin’ while the Structure and Asset Management SIG (SAM SIG) promotes better life-care planning and asset management. We have formed focus groups to engage with DVLA and TEC to ensure a better relationship with these agencies and we are supporting the new special interest groups in health care and higher education.
20 DECEMBER 2010 Joint meeting planned
At the last Structure and Asset Management Special Interest Group (SAM SIG) meeting the BPA Safer Parking Scheme (SPS) was discussed following a presentation from Graham Chapman, the development manager for London and the Chilterns. Suggestions on how
to improve the Scheme were made and will be fed into the overall review. Te group also
heard a presentation from Pat Saunders from Winchester City Council on the need for regular upkeep in car park maintenance, and on the challenges faced by parking managers in
PAPER REVIEW
Members of the Parking Forum heard an update on the BPA’s Master Plan for Parking, and a proposed new position paper – Parking and the Economy – was discussed and finalised for production. A copy will shortly be available from the Parking Forum website.
Other position papers are also currently under review and a schedule for new publications has now been
produced, also available from the website. Visit
www.parkingforum.
co.uk for further details.
ANY QUESTIONS
Te BPA civil parking enforcement (CPE)/ Knowledge Sharing Focus Group is currently reviewing the CPE FAQ produced during the run-up to CPE in 2008. Te
scope of the document is being widened to include Scottish and Welsh perspectives. Once completed the
revised FAQs will be available on the BPA website.
securing funds needed to undertake this important task. A joint meeting with
the Local Authorities Special Interest Group (LASIG) is planned for June 2011. If you are interested
in joining SAM SIG, contact Abdul Traore on abdul.t@
britishparking.co.uk
TO DROP OR NOT
The BPA is currently canvassing opinion about the proposed Regulation on Dropped Kerbs and Pavement Parking (Scotland) Bill. The Bill will seek to encourage local authorities across Scotland to put in place ‘no parking’ restrictions at dropped kerbs or on pavements, and thus encourage the universal introduction of such measures. Whether you
agree or not with the proposed bill, please let us have your views by writing to Abdul on abdul.t@ britishparking.
co.uk. Even if you have submitted feedback directly, we would still like to incorporate your thoughts into the BPA response.
www.britishparking.co.uk
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