Car Park Management used to be performed by the use of Wheel clamping on private land but this was made a criminal offence on 1 October 2012, through the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
This left many landowners confused as to how car park management for private land could be achieved.
The solution was contained within the same legislation and allowed loop holes that existed regarding private parking tickets to be closed.
There is still a need for landowners and private car park operators to be able to control those who park, but the enforcement must be fair and reasonable when a need arises to private parking tickets on private land.
The only people who can now wheel clamp are railway stations under by-laws, airports and public bodies including the police and DVLA).
The need for car park management on private land is as important now as its always been so issuing parking charges (aka: tickets) to vehicles that park without permission is the only way forward.
The issue of a private parking ticket is less confrontational and allows for easy car park management for private land.
Contract Law is the basis for all private parking tickets being issued and more importatly enforced, there is no point in issuing parking tickets if people know they can simply ignore them.
In order to perform effective car park management for private land we need to ensure that adequate warning notices are erected around the site to warn drivers of the terms and conditions and the charges in force should they decide to ignore.
We ensure that all sites have signage fit for purpose that will enable drivers to make an informed decision and park elsewhere if they are not permitted to park, we appreciate there will always be those who ignore the signage and in those situations a parking charge notice can be issued.
The International Parking Community (IPC) have a new code of practice which stipulates the process that all members need to comply with in order to issue private parking tickets and as a result access DVLA so we as a company can enforce keeper liability under Schedule 4, Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
Schedule 4, Protection of Freedoms Act allowed landowners and tenants the ability to issue private parking tickets with the legal backing to enforce unpaid charges via the courts – This was later confirmed by the Supreme Court in the case of Parking Eye -v- Beavis in which they rules parking charges were not penalties and closed down old arguments why they were unlawful – All courts in the UK are bound by this decision.
The IPC & BPA have worked together with government to devise a strong system of control over how companies and individuals can perform effective car park management for private land and how parking tickets can be issued, requiring their approved members to issue tickets that provide options for things such as credit or debit card payments, a fair and clear means for appeal if the person who has received a private parking ticket and wants to challenge it, however all appeals are decided based upon an application of the law and not mitigation.
The current IPC code of practice states the normal maximum sum its members are allowed to demand from a ticket is £100, which must be discounted by up to 40 per cent for prompt payment. Any amount in excess of this must be fully justified by the parking enforcement company and approved by the IPC.
Combined Parking Solutions offers landowners (and any person authorised to manage private land) a proven solution to prevent unauthorised parking on private land by the ability to issue private parking tickets and enforce them via the courts if they remain unpaid.
The IPC code of practice states the normal maximum sum its members are allowed to demand from a ticket is £100, which must be discounted by up to 40 per cent for prompt payment. Any amount in excess of this must be fully justified by the parking enforcement company, for example, if the parking has caused substantial consequential losses.
Clients then take pictures of any offending vehicle, in accordance with strict guidelines set out by Combined Parking Solutions, they upload them to their account and the contravening vehicle is sent a private parking ticket in the post. Combined Parking Solutions, as a member of the IPC approved operator scheme is able to obtain the details of owners and keepers of cars from the DVLA
Combined Parking Solutions believe you should not be tied into long term contracts to use any service we offer to enable landowners to issue private parking tickets on your land , although we would like you to be a customer for as long as you have a need.
If you require custom made signage then this is charged at cost price or you can make your own signs based on the approved template and there is no cost from ourselves to set you up.
The IPC require all self ticketers who issue parking tickets on private land to be approved and they make a charge of £30 for a 2yr approval – this is a cost for ALL ticketing companies in the UK and is outside our control.
With our system you will be up and running to issue private parking tickets on your land within a short space of time.
