Government Private Parking Code of Practice / PPSA 2019 leverage

Parliament legislated for a single statutory code for private parking (Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019). The statutory code was published in February 2022 but withdrawn in June 2022 after operators' legal challenges and has not been reinstated; MHCLG consulted on a new statutory code from 11 July to 26 September 2025 (outcome awaited as of July 2026). What IS in force is the industry's joint BPA–IPC Single Code of Practice (since 1 October 2024, current version 1.1): £100 cap on charges (para 8.2.1), consideration and grace periods (paras 5.1–5.2, Annex B), and signage rules (para 3.1, Annex A). Citing the operator's own binding Single Code obligations — with the withdrawn 2022 statutory code and the live consultation as the Government's yardstick of fairness — puts real compliance and reputational pressure on operators. Leverage ground: pair it with a specific breach.

Legal basis

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 (enabling Act); The Private Parking Code of Practice (published February 2022, withdrawn June 2022 — persuasive only, not in force); MHCLG consultation 11 July – 26 September 2025 (outcome awaited); BPA–IPC Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice (Code in force from 1 October 2024; v1.1 in force 17 February 2025) — the operative, binding industry code, in particular clause 8.2.1 (£100 charge cap) and clause 9 (up to £70 on escalation). (Verified 2026-07-14; clause references added 2026-08-01.)

How to identify this in your case

Charge exceeds £100; grace period under 10 min; signage non-compliant; operator is BPA or IPC member.

Sample appeal wording

Before you send this

Deadline. A late submission can be turned down without your argument being read. Check your notice for the deadline and how it is counted.
Paying may end it. Paying can count as accepting the notice and can close a challenge already under way. Part-paying or acknowledging an old debt can also revive a time limit that had expired.
The amount can change. Check what happens to the sum if you challenge — it may be held, re-offered lower, or keep rising, and fees or enforcement can continue meanwhile.
Use the official route. Use the method, recipient and form your notice specifies, with any reference, evidence and signature it asks for. Sent elsewhere, it may not count.
Only say what is true. Do not copy any statement of fact unless it is true for you, and check the legal point still applies. Delete what does not fit. It may be treated as your statement.
Careful what you volunteer. Avoid unnecessary admissions — naming the driver or accepting responsibility can remove arguments. But answer anything you are legally required to answer, and do include the evidence your ground needs.
Keep the record. Keep what you sent, the attachments, any receipt, and the reply. Note the next deadline.

Sample wording to adapt and send yourself — it may not fit your notice or the stage you are at. Replace the bracketed prompts with your own details; leave any case citation as it is.

Dear [OPERATOR], Re: PCN [REF] I note that the charge of £[AMOUNT] exceeds the £[50/100] cap proposed in the Government's Private Parking Code of Practice (originally published February 2022 under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019), and breaches the BPA Single Code of Practice 2023 / IPC Code in respect of [grace period / signage / cap]. Although the statutory Code has not yet entered final force (litigation pending), the Code and the BPA/IPC industry codes constitute a benchmark of fair practice. Continued enforcement of a charge that breaches the benchmark is not 'fair' under section 62 Consumer Rights Act 2015 and is contrary to BPA/IPC AOS membership terms — a referral matter for [DVLA KADOE Compliance / BPA / IPC]. I require: (a) Cancellation of the charge or reduction to the Code-compliant level; (b) Confirmation in writing within 14 days. Yours faithfully, [NAME]

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Sources

Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019
Private Parking Code of Practice (Feb 2022, withdrawn June 2022) — persuasive only
BPA-IPC Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice v1.1 (1 October 2024)
MHCLG Private Parking Code of Practice consultation 2025