Written questions

Parking: Payment Methods

Commons · Question 80871 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Allison Gardner

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of private parking firms using payment by app only on users who cannot use a mobile phone.

Answer

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh, 20 Oct 2025

In accordance with the Private Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government has recently consulted on its proposals for a new code of practice for private parking operators to follow.The government is aware that predominantly elderly and disabled m...