If the reduction in the level of parking charges makes it commercially unviable to recover parking charges, this could have an indirect negative impact on the efficiency of parking management for business premises. The assessment commissioned by BPA suggested a large impact on retail/hospitality sectors. 8.3 Process for appealing a notice of parking charge The badge is for your use and benefit only. It must only be displayed if you are travelling in the vehicle as a driver or passenger, or if someone is collecting you or dropping you off and needs to park at the place where This section sets out the terms and definitions used in the Code, which mainly align with the terms and definitions used in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. However, we have updated some terms based on comments that we received from stakeholders and through the public consultation. We have concluded that the Code should require a minimum consideration period of five minutes where public parking is invited, with a requirement to include a longer consideration period for premises with more than 500 bays or if other factors (such as layout) require it. However, the Code does not require a consideration period in short-stay areas and on land where public parking is not invited, if this is clearly signed, as parking on such land would be trespass. The Code also makes clear that the consideration period ends at the point when the driver has parked and is therefore considered to have accepted the terms and conditions, which could be within the five-minute allowance.

This section provides further detail on the views submitted by stakeholders and the public throughout the BSI process. For issues of particular importance, it explains how the government took account of those views in producing the final Code of Practice. Introduction (including implementation period) As with signage generally, this is likely to impose a cost to operators. Depending on the commercial arrangements between operators and landowners, some changes (for example, surface markings or fencing) may be borne by the landowner. 3.3 Surface markings – delineated parking bays When you get your Blue Badge, you should be given a leaflet from your council explaining how to use it. If you don’t get one, either ask or read the guidelineson GOV.UK. A cap on the level of charges and an increase in the discount rate to 50% will directly benefit motorists through a reduction in the level of the parking charges for most breaches of the terms and conditions. Under the Code, the parking operator must have the appropriate public liability and employers’ liability insurance, as is already required by trade associations. 13. Professional standards 13.1 TrainingThe Highway Code explains that double yellow lines “indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time even if there are no upright signs.” The level of the caps on private parking charges, including whether these should more closely mirror the Local Authority system of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs); Car parks associated with supermarkets, hospitals, leisure centres, retail parks, shopping centres etc. are usually private land and parking is managed using the laws of contract or trespass. The Blue Badge scheme does not fully apply in 4 central London boroughs due to specific traffic management concerns in these areas. These are the City of Westminster, the City of London, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and part of the London Borough of Camden.

Traffic signs play a vital role in directing, informing and controlling road users’ behaviour to make the roads as safe as possible for everyone. This makes knowledge of traffic signs essential, not just for new drivers or riders needing to pass their theory test, but for all road users, including experienced professional drivers. Don’t allow other people to use the badge to do something on your behalf, such as shopping or collecting something for you. Parking rules in London mean that parking commercial vehicles in residential streets overnight is banned in boroughs across the city. Through our consultation we heard concerns that some parking areas that appear to be part of the same car park are actually subject to different parking terms and conditions, leading to drivers inadvertently receiving parking charges. This may be the case, for example, where certain bays are reserved for customers of certain shops. The Code requires parking operators to make clear, through signs and surface markings, where adjoining stretches of land are subject to different parking terms and conditions.

Under the Code, all staff working as parking attendants are required to carry an ID card that identifies the parking operator they are working for and show it to drivers if requested. Depending on the level of existing compliance, there could be some costs to operators involved in attaining staff ID cards. 14. Relationship with landowner A single red line has the same meaning, but only applies at the times stated on the signs that face the moving traffic. You must display the badge on the dashboard or facia panel, where it can be clearly read through the front windscreen. If there is no dashboard or facia panel in your vehicle, you must display the badge in a place where it can be clearly read from outside the vehicle. The front of the badge should face upwards, showing the hologram. The side showing the photograph should not be visible through the windscreen. Parking operators need to provide drivers with a reasonable period to enter premises, consider the terms and conditions that apply, decide whether or not to park there, and either find a space or leave the car park before becoming liable to any parking charge. The requirements around the length of the consideration period have not previously been consistent: one of the parking trade associations specifies that drivers must be given a minimum of five minutes to consider, the other does not stipulate a minimum time period.

Private parking operators who aremembers of an Accredited TradeAssociation (ATA) must adhere toa Code of Practice which providesguidance for size, placement andcontent of signs. The Code sets out what must happen when an appeal is rejected. Where an appeal to the parking operator is unsuccessful, the person who received the charge must have the option either to pay the parking charge or appeal to the appeals service. Parking operators are required to hold information on parking charges and appeals for three years. This will allow the new Scrutiny and Oversight Board to monitor and evaluate the Code before recommending changes in the next version of the Code.This cookie is set by the cookie consent popup to record the default button state of each category. There may be some cost to operators if, to meet this requirement, their policy necessitates investment in improved technology. There will be a clear benefit to motorists through a reduction in the number of parking charges. At the same time, this may mean a reduction in revenue for operators who previously issued parking charges for keying errors. 7. Camera images – e.g. ANPR 7.1 Use of photographic evidence technology