Private parking operators have to allow drivers enough time to pay to park

New parking sector panel updates BPA and IPC joint code of practice

The operation of parking on private land has been revised to give more protection to motorists who struggle to pay within a given timeframe.

The parking sector’s two main trade associations have now updated their joint code of practice to address concerns around what the media has dubbed ‘The 5-minute rule’.

Since 17 February, drivers using private car parks monitored by fixed camera technology such as automatic number plate recognition have had a new safeguard in place if...

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