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News on the Block is a trading name of Premier Property Media Ltd.
In a major shake up of the private parking industry, the British Parking Association (BPA) has appointed London Councils to deliver a new, Independent Appeals Service (IAS) for motorists parking on private land. The agreement will provide an appeals service similar to that which is currently available to motorists who receive parking tickets on public land. Currently, if a motorist wants to challenge a parking charge received on private land, they must appeal to the parking company directly and if they still feel that the decision is unfair, they must challenge the charge in court.
The Federation of Private Residents’ Associations has been a vocal critic of changes in parking law on private land, which it says do not adequately address the particular needs of blocks of flats. FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman who represents leasehold flat owners on the BPA (AOS Board) and continues to lobby Government on the issue advised: “We strongly recommend to leasehold flat owners that you cease wheel clamping on your land as soon as possible and instruct a BPA (Approved Operator) to manage your site to comply with the new Protection of Freedom Act 2012 and to benefit from the new Independent Appeals Service after 1st October.”