Drivers gain new parking protections and car clocking crackdown

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 14:38 · Archive

Drivers in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough will gain new protections against private parking charges and rules on car mileage manipulation.

Drivers in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough are to receive new protections against private parking charges under a Private Parking Code of Practice. The government is also moving to toughen rules on car dealers who wind back mileages on second-hand vehicles.

Under the new code, motorists will have five minutes to decide whether to park and ten minutes to leave once their session ends. Charges will be cancelled on appeal where the problem was outside a driver's control, including honest mistakes such as briefly stopping to check directions, as well as medical emergencies, breakdowns or faulty ticket machines.

Drivers gain new parking protections and car clocking crackdown — Image: Rotherham Advertiser

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Putting the brakes on rip-off parking charges and second-hand car scamsDrivers in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough will get new rights to challenge unfair private parking charges, alongside a crack down on car dealers winding back mileages.Rotherham Advertiser · 21 Oct, 14:14
Drivers to gain new parking protections and tougher action on car clockingDrivers in Rawmarsh and Conisbrough are set to benefit from new protections against private parking charges, as the government also moves to toughen the rules on car dealers who wind back mileages. Under the new Private Parking Code of Practice, motorists will get a guaranteed 5 minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave once their session ends. Charges will also be cancelled on appeal where the problem was outside a driver’s control. That includes honest mistakes such as stopping briefly to check directions, as well as medical emergencies, breakdowns or a broken ticket…Doncaster Free Press · 21 Oct, 12:51

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