Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Hold a public inquiry into the private parking industry's conduct and practices

Closed 53 signatures

What the petition asks

Parking operators issue 23,000 charge notices daily. Many motorists who receive one will suffer the same unjust practices and repetitive procedure errors others in the past have.
We need an inquiry to identify why when a current enforceable AOS Code of Practice governing the conduct and operations of BPA and IPC members has been in place for many years. By scrutinising past events and decisions the inquiry would establish the facts, determine accountability and make recommendations. Motorists deserve to know why this happened.

The Government's new The Parking Code of Practice emerged in Feb 2022 only to be withdrawn (pending further consultation) after legal action from parking operators unhappy their charge cost was not increased to £120 and no additional fees could be added.

Timeline

16 Aug 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Mar 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 53
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 16 Aug 2022
Closed 2 Mar 2023

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