The government is to launch a consultation on proposed changes to car parking charges which it said will ‘help deliver a fair, proportionate and consistent system across the country’.
The government wants to introduce a new Code of Practice for parking operators to make the system fairer for drivers.
At present, private parking charges are capped at £100 by the industry, regardless of how serious the breach of terms and conditions.
However the government is proposing a tiered system for parking charges, based on the severity of the offence.
The consultation will run for four weeks during the summer.
The government said it ‘understands that this will mean some changes for the private parking industry and will carefully consider all consultation responses when making a final decision’.
“This government is making life easier for motorists as we get back to life as usual and build back better from the pandemic,” said Local Government Minister, Luke Hall.
“I encourage motorists and parking operators to share their views on our proposed Parking Code of Practice.
“These changes will bring in a fairer system for drivers, creating a simplified appeals process and curbing excessive charges for millions of motorists.”
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