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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

By tying the levy to fleet size and repeat non-compliance, the charge would create a clear financial incentive for big, powerful companies to invest in operational systems: geo-fencing, in-app parking guidance, dedicated bays, real-time rebalancing and rapid retrieval to prevent cluttering in the first place, rather than relying on costly reactive models. The charge would therefore shift behaviour up stream. Operators will find it cheaper to prevent obstruction than to pay repeated levies and enforcement costs. That is the key measure of this amendment.

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