Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con):...The Automobile
Association has probably been in touch with a lot of hon.
Members about parking hotspots. Essentially, hotspots are covered
up or hidden because of access to location data. When councils
enforce parking restrictions, they are obliged to detail, by
location, how many PCNs have been issued and how much money has
been raised, but private parking operators are not. That means that
problem locations, where parking charges are issued...Request free trial
(Thornbury and Yate)
(Con):...The Automobile Association has probably
been in touch with a lot of hon. Members about parking hotspots.
Essentially, hotspots are covered up or hidden because of access to
location data. When councils enforce parking restrictions, they are
obliged to detail, by location, how many PCNs have been issued and
how much money has been raised, but private parking operators are
not. That means that problem locations, where parking charges are
issued essentially too liberally, remain hidden...
(Perth and North Perthshire)
(SNP):...I wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Member for
Thornbury and Yate (Luke Hall) about DVLA access. I believe parking
operators should have to prove they are entitled to get DVLA
access. I know that is not being considered, but I would like it to
be. Parking operators should meet a test to show they are a
responsible parking operator in order to get DVLA access, but if
there are any examples of bad practice, DVLA access must be
removed. I like the AA’s suggestions and ideas about monitoring
hotspots through postcodes, and if something peculiar and
particular is going on, as in Perth, the private operator has an
obligation to resolve it and, if it is not resolved to our
satisfaction, they lose access to the DVLA. That is a
straightforward suggestion...
(Makerfield)
(Lab):...I have heard of inaccurate threats to use
bailiffs, outside the court system, to repossess cars. It is vital
that the code of practice outlaws such dodgy practices. I agree
with the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Luke Hall) about the
honeypot car parks that catch drivers repeatedly, sometimes because
the signs are not illuminated in the dark, and sometimes because
the signs are not visible at all. As the AA says, the postcodes of
all the parking fines that are issued should be submitted. If there
are these honeypot car parks, they should be looked at...
(Chippenham)
(Con):...One area I would like to see further action on,
which other hon. Members have mentioned, is the issue of parking
fine hotspots—I, too, support the AA’s campaign on that. About 70%
of the constituency parking charge cases I deal with come from the
elderly, and the problem is usually with a lack of signage, unclear
instructions or a very small font—the lighting or technology is not
user-friendly and so they cannot work out where to park...
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