Parking Control Ltd

EDM number 652 in 2010-12, proposed by Tony Lloyd on 27/07/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Roads.

That this House deplores the actions of Manchester-based company Parking Control Ltd in charging a Blue Badge holder 275 for parking on a petrol station forecourt in Hull; notes that this included 150 for calling a tow truck that did not arrive; is concerned that the company left a severely-ill man waiting for over an hour in freezing weather in order to elicit the extra towing fee; is aware that the company has repeatedly failed to respond to letters and telephone calls over several months; and calls on the Government to urgently bring forward the measures outlined in the Crime and Security Act 2010 to introduce a compulsory licensing scheme for all wheel clamping businesses, limit the size of penalties imposed, regulate towing practices and put in place an effective and fair appeals process.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.