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RAC calls on private parking industry to publish 'full and transparent' complaints and appeals data media.rac.co.uk/rac-calls-on... from the RAC (UK)

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As it stands, the industry's two trade associations – the British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC) – don't publish any information about the number of complaints member companies receive about the 'parking charge notices' they issue and, importantly, how many they then cancel. What's more, there's also a lack of data relating to the second-stage appeals process which is used by unhappy drivers after their cases have been refused by car park management companies. Currently, the two appeals bodies, paid for by the two trade associations, only publish very limited data, some of which is out of date and some of which lacks key information about the percentage of appeals that are allowed and refused.
July 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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September 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM