Petition · past parliament

Stop private parking companies using cameras,car parks should be pay and display

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

These private companies are making billions of pounds from using this camera system which is not transparent - so easy money for them, ripping us off. This needs to be outlawed as immoral!
All car parks with restrictions should use pay and display machines so you are fully aware of them.
When you enter a shopping area or car park with a ticket machine you know you have restrictions, so can adhere to them. But when you are photographed going into a restaurant car park with signs high up on lampposts that you do NOT notice, as you’re concentrating on driving, then have children to tend to when you get out of your car to go inside, you do not see a ticket machine so therefore do not think you have a time limit. Only to then get sent a parking charge for staying too long is immoral

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure whether you'd like new rules about signs warning of cameras or whether you'd like to ban the use of CCTV and automatic number plate recognition to enforce car parking rules.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

7 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
10 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 May 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.