Parking fines
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Fleet industry 8 Jul 2020Private parking tickets up by a quarter
Private parking firms issued almost a quarter (24%) more tickets in 2019-20, compared to the previous 12 months.
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Fleet industry 17 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Leniency expected for speeding and parking fine response times
Fleet operators and business owners should not face prosecution for failing to respond to speeding tickets and other fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Coronavirus lockdown.
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Fleet industry 8 Jan 2020Parking firms to accept ‘minor’ keying errors
Car park operators have been told by the British Parking Association not to penalise motorists who make a mistake when typing vehicle details.
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NEWS 4 Nov 2019
Private parking firms to give grace period in Government clampdown
Action taken to reduce rogue car park charges.
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General News 19 Jun 2019Best UK cities for parking revealed
Newcastle has been revealed as Britain’s parking hotspot following a study of UK cities conducted by GAP insurance providers, InsuretheGap.com.
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Fleet industry 17 May 2019
Private parking firms issue million more tickets
The number of penalty tickets issued to drivers parking on private land has increased by more than a million in just 12 months, official figures suggest.
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Fleet industry 18 Mar 2019
New law to tackle rogue private parking firms
Fleets will have greater protections against bogus parking penalties as new measures to clamp down on rogue private parking firms become law.
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FN50 insight and analysis 29 Nov 2018Fines and charges accelerate to close to £56m, say the FN50
Fines and charges incurred by drivers of FN50 vehicles are reaching record levels. The suggestion is the total bill could be almost £56 million.
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Fleet industry 20 Nov 2018Council parking ‘profits’ rise again, reports RAC Foundation
Councils in England have seen their parking ‘profits’ rise by almost a third (32%) in just four years.
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Fleet industry 11 Sep 2018
Code of conduct plan as private parking tickets increase
From April to July, private parking companies requested 1,479,152 sets of vehicle keeper records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
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Connected fleet 27 Jun 2018Connected parking apps partnerships on the rise
Connected parking apps are becoming more prominent as partnerships with local councils and manufacturers is "on the rise".
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Fleet industry 1 May 2018
Record number of parking tickets issued on private land
The number of tickets issued to drivers parking on private land has surged by almost a million in just 12 months to a new high, the RAC Foundation suggests.
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Tax and legislation 12 Mar 2018
Almost half of parking and bus lane fine appeals successful
Four out of 10 drivers who challenged parking and bus lane fines issued by councils were successful, figures suggest.
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Fleet industry 1 Feb 2018
Motorists support code of practice bill for private parking industry
UK motorists are in full support of the private parking industry code of practice bill due to “bad reputation” of private companies.
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Tax and legislation 1 Feb 2018
Record number of parking tickets on private land, says RAC Foundation
Drivers were issued with a record number of parking tickets on private land in the third quarter of 2017-18, according to Government data.
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Tax and legislation 30 Jan 2018
Private parking companies face tough new code of practice
Government ministers have thrown their weight behind a private parking members’ bill introduced by Sir Greg Knight MP.
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Fleet industry 21 Dec 2017
Fleets urged to contest charges as council parking ‘profits’ hit £819m
Fleets are being urged to proactively manage parking infringements after English councils made a record £819m from their parking operations in the past financial year.
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Fleet industry 12 Oct 2017
Nexus backs bill to end 'unfair' parking penalties
Nexus Vehicle Rental has pledged its support for a private member’s bill which aims to end the issuing of unscrupulous parking fines by rogue operators.
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Fleet industry 21 Aug 2017
Company car and van drivers rack up £2m in parking penalties
Private parking penalties incurred by company car and van drivers cost £2.21m in the first half of the year, according to new figures from Lex Autolease.
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Environment 30 Jan 2017Westminster to trial diesel-based parking surcharge
Westminster City Council is set to trial emissions-based charging for diesel cars parking within Marylebone.
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