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Parking Offences: Fines

Asked by Sojan JosephLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 July 2026UIN 15246

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing regulations for standard fines in car parks owned by private operators.

Answered by Nesil Caliskan

The government is carefully considering options on the level of the private parking charge cap as part of its work to introduce a new private parking Code of Practice. The government intends to lay this new Code before parliament in autumn 2026.

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