The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has published
a response from Transport and Levelling-Up Ministers (dated 17
April) to Committee correspondence on a series of car parking
issues, including the Government’s Private Parking Code of
Practice, the National Parking Platform, and concerns that some
motorists are being digitally excluded from the phasing out of
pay-as-you-go parking meters.
, Chair of the Levelling
Up, Housing and Communities, wrote to Transport and Levelling-Up
Ministers with questions on 29 March.
Chair comment
, Chair of the Levelling
Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee said:
“It is helpful that Ministers have spelled out the progress that
is being made on both private parking and on the digital divide
between motorists who might not own a smartphone or may struggle
to use apps if they do.
“It’s important that all parking operators, including local
councils, enable the needs of all customers are met and that
people can pay for their parking in a convenient way. I look
forward to further updates from Ministers on how they intend to
facilitate the wider roll-out of the National Parking Platform
and ensure that there are suitable provisions for people to make
parking payments to ensure no-one is digitally excluded.”
In November 2021, the Levelling-Up Committee took oral evidence on the
Government's Private Parking Code of Practice Enforcement
Framework. The Government withdrew that code of practice in
June 2022 pending review. The correspondence from Ministers
confirms the Government is currently developing an independent
Code of Practice for private parking companies.
In December 2021, the Levelling-Up Committee followed up on its
evidence session with a letter to the then
Levelling-Up Minister Neil O’Brien to raise a series of
issues relating to the behaviour and practice of parking
operators.
