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Parking: Payments

Asked by Gregory StaffordConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 25253

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of consumer protections for motorists issued with private parking charges where payment systems are unavailable or malfunctioning.

Answered by Department for Transport

The Government is making an assessment of consumer protections for motorists issued with private parking charges where payment systems are unavailable or malfunctioning and will set out its position in the Private Parking Code of Practice which we intend to lay in Parliament in autumn 2026.

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