A county MP has made a rallying call for the addition of bailiffs charges on top of parking fines to be abolished.
Speaking during a parliamentary debate over parking regulation yesterday (May 6), Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley raised concerns that private parking firms are "running a racket" by adding debt recovery fees to parking fines.
Speaking during a parliamentary debate over parking regulation yesterday (May 6), Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley raised concerns that private parking firms are "running a racket" by adding debt recovery fees to parking fines.
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00:00Thank you very much for giving away.
00:01And does the Honourable Member agree with me that private parking firms are running a racket in this country
00:06by adding debt recovery fees on top of already expensive parking fines?
00:11And does he join me in urging the Minister to bring forward the new regulatory code as soon as possible
00:16and ensure it includes that ability to prevent conflating bailiff's charges on top of already expensive fines?
00:24I agree completely. The £70 uplift that the debt recovery firms are charging is indefensible.
00:30For repeat offenders in this industry, there needs to be a statutory code of practice
00:34which should include the power to remove a company's access to the DVLA register of keepers,
00:40meaning that operators who fail to meet the standards of the code
00:43would be prevented from enforcing unpaid parking charges and therefore effectively unable to do business.
00:50Lastly, the government needs to stop the private operators issuing and enforcing fines
00:54due to inadequate signs, broken machines, faulty ANPR cameras
00:59and simple mistakes around dealing with the technology.
01:03I'd like to thank you.