Parking Industry Responds

 “It is becoming far too common to see people treating parking violations as some kind of joke or fair game to ignore. The problem is that the victims of this behaviour are the normal, law-abiding motorists. We all abhor these actions and it’s about time those in power and in the media came out and condemned it as well.

 Instead, we are constantly seeing misleading press and TV reports about private parking operators and local authorities. We see repeated attacks on the legality and importance of the work the parking management carries out every day, despite the fact that only around 0.3% of parking events result in a parking charge (PCN).

 Actions such as those from Mr Desmaris do not happen in isolation. They are a symptom from years of misleading and false information and this needs to stop.

 We all have a responsibility to drive and park in full consideration of others, and those that don’t should expect to be sanctioned accordingly. We urge politicians, motoring groups and the media to start recognising this and not indirectly encourage the worst kind of behaviours we are now witnessing.”