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16/08/18 - The Alliance for Parking Data Standards Releases Version 1.0 of Global Parking Data Standard

Together with the European Parking Association (EPA) and International Parking Institute (IPI), the BPA has formed the Alliance for Parking Data Standards, (APDS) a new, not for profit organization focused on developing and managing an international... read more

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14/03/2018 - We are all winners! Rewarding excellence at the British Parking Awards 2018

We are thrilled to be the recipient of the Communication Award at this year’s British Parking Awards for the Know Your Parking Rights campaign. The award, sponsored by Dukes Bailiffs, recognises the efforts of the BPA’s Public Affairs team to m... read more

11/03/2018 - Monday Musing: BPA on Tour!!!

First off let me apologise for the muted nature of our Musings over the last few weeks, it’s been rather a busy time here at BPA ‘towers’, where we’ve been preparing for a number of major events to connect our members. read more

02/02/2018 - BPA delighted that new Bill will deliver fairer parking and better practice for all

The second reading of the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill has been approved by the House of Commons. This follows our call for a single Code of Practice, a truly independent appeal service and a standard setting body which we believe will result i... read more

02/02/2018 - Effective parking management can help us live in a cleaner safer and less congested world

At first glance it may seem a mundane topic, but each journey on our roads begins and ends with parking. It takes such an important role in everyone's lives and when we look to the future, we all have a desire to live in a cleaner, safer, less con... read more

29/01/2018 - Monday Musing: Big News!!! The Parking (Code of Practice) Bill has been published!!!

Exciting news in the world of parking hit last week. Yes, you read that right. Last week saw the long-awaited publication of Sir Greg Knight MP’s Private Members Bill, calling for a Code of Practice for all private car park operators to adhere to. read more

25/01/2018 - Fairer parking, better practice: Sir Greg’s Bill calls for consistency and fairness in...

We welcome Sir Greg Knight’s Parking (Code of Practice) Bill. We have always believed there is a need to establish a standard setting body, overseeing a single Code of Practice and a single independent appeals service to create a lev... read more

22/01/2018 - Monday Musing: A Day in the Life of an AOS Compliance Officer

Tick… The clock strikes Nine The phone lines open The public facing email folders update, the post arrives, and we’re off! So begins another day in a life of a BPA Compliance Officer. read more

15/01/2018 - Monday Musing: What technology will be changing transport in 2018?

2017 saw a surge in electric vehicles (EVs), an insecurity over autonomous vehicles (AVs), and with large hacking scams data protection becoming a very big deal. What will 2018 bring? read more

08/01/2018 - Monday Musing: Out with the old in with the new

With New Year resolutions being bandied about we spoke to our Information Manager about how over the next five months our new year’s resolution is to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)... read more

29/11/2017 - Pace of electric vehicle revolution at risk, BPA finds

We are seeing tremendous technological advances in the Electric Vehicle (EV) market and our research demonstrates the lack of an adequate network of chargers of the right capacities in the right locations. Of the Local Authorities surveyed: ... read more