Devon MP seeks parking firm controls

RESH calls have been made to regulate rogue private parking firms that levy heavy fines and bombard motorists with ‘threatogram’ intimidating letters.

- GUY HENDERSON Local Democracy Reporter

Martin Wrigley and the Labour MP for Derby South, Baggy Shanker.

Mr Wrigley said he had spoken to a 'whistleblower' who used to work for a private parking company, and had heard a number of complaints from motorists. "They have created a culture of "charge first, think second" and their default position is to refuse appeals," he said.

"They also use equipment that is designed to be awkward or even to fail, such as machines that will not take cash or card payments, and then they deny appeals, arguing that drivers could have paid by app.