Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 114368

Parking: Fines

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Alice Macdonald

Labour (Co-op)Norwich North

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what action has been taken to ensure the appeal process is effective for private parking companies that do not subscribe to the British Parking Association or International Parki

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
Parking operators are incentivised to become members of one of the two accredited trade associations, the BPA and IPC, as without such membership operators cannot access DVLA data, meaning they cannot pursue charges by post or provide access to an indepen...

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