Overview
- The UK Government has opened an eight-week consultation on a legislation-backed private parking code to establish binding operator standards.
- Local growth minister Alex Norris warned that too many drivers are being unfairly penalised under the current voluntary system.
- The RAC has called on Popla and the Independent Appeals Service to publish comprehensive appeals outcome data to reveal the true rate of overturned tickets.
- The Independent Appeals Service’s 2024 report omitted figures on how many appeals were allowed versus refused, with the last disclosure showing 94% of cases favouring operators in 2021/22.
- Parking on Private Land Appeals has not responded to requests to release its annual report for the year ending September 2024 despite repeated enquiries.