


British Parking Association - Representing organisations in the parking and traffic management industry
Based on authentic user experiences
Martine Bolton
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
UKPA Daylight robbery
UKPA belong to the BPA and are akin to Highwaymen robbing the innocent travellers Now when poor individuals get fined they don t see the pattern but I have colleagues who work on a regular basis in Tesco Yate parking managed by UKPA BPA These colleagues park legitimately follow the process and still get fined The process is you sign into store and the parking wardens should check your number plate in the book which proves you are exempt Well folks they don t they issue tickets in a systematic dishonest way and treat the public like a cash machine relying on an obscure and challenging appeals process It s about time the govt regulated these private parking companies and FINED THEM out of existence UPDATE thanks for the pointless reply We did complain and got reimbursed and yet your people on the ground are still doing it Shame on you
Marshm
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
Absolute scumbags
Just like the greedy parking companies these guys are just as crooked as they are There needs to a government review into them
Grigas GRIGORAS
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
I wish I could give 0 stars Avoid Ipswich
I wish I could give 0 stars I paid for my parking and still received a letter They did not allow me appeal this disregarding the fact I could provide proof of the ticket This should be illegal
Rinarani
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
BPA not fit for purpose needs dismantling
The second time in three years that one of BPA s scam operators has attempted to embezzle me From bitter experience I now make every effort to avoid BPA-associated sites especially since last time BPA publicly manifested their full support for the issuing of bogus PCNs but on this occasion I was not the driver After a lot of work I won the last battle not by using the BPA Approved Operator token appeals process but by reporting them to the police then mounting a successful social media campaign against the crooks at ParkingEye and their facilitators BPA Do we really have to go through this again BPA Don t you have better things to do like cleaning up your act and policing the behaviour of your Approved Operators The sooner your organisation and the fraudulent outfits you represent are dismantled the better
Kishan Convenience Store
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
Funded by private car parking companies
The BPA is funded by private car parking companies like Parkingeye and over 200 others Anyone can set up an association and the BPA is self governing with no links or accountability to the British Government or any other ruling bodies The parking companies essentially pay into this scheme to have appeals found in their favour - even when the evidence contradicts Protection money some might say At the very least a massive conflict of interest
Stephen Davies
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
SCAMMERS
I received a letter from Parkingeye who advised I had parked in a staff car park at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead They said I was to pay 70 - if I paid immediately it would be 42 or I could appeal and they gave details for POPLA I appealed as I am adamant as are the two passengers in the car that I did not park in the staff car park The photographsent was off my vehicle approaching the zebra crossing I askes three times for a photo of the car in a staff car park - not surprising they did not send a photo My appeal was not upheld with the warning pay now 42 or get charged 70 I wrote back that I had no other option but to pay but was doing so under duress not guilt I contacted the British Parking Association via email - wrote twice without acknowledgment I looked on Trust Pilot to see that all these companies are linked they all work together so the motorist does not stand a chance All have multiple comments on Trust Pilot all one star - because there is no zero This is criminal but they are getting away with it - country wide - who will act is this reportable to the police as it is a scam on a mammoth scale it has to be stopped I have written to all concerned including the Facilities Manager of the Hospital it seems all these companies are getting a cut from monies off innocent motorists RESPONSE TO YOUR REPLYAs expected total rubbish - if you are not connected why do you not offer help to all motorists who have been scammed - why can t you get this bogus lot to send me a photograph of a parked car not one in motion Have you read the reviews I Would be ashamed to work for such an unhelpful disgusting organisation I emailed 3 times to Alison T whoever she is but no replies - you only reply on here for shame sake Please provide a proper reply - if you are not linked to these cowboys why are you not doing something about their threatening behaviour - go read all the reviews then get back to me to advise what you are going to do or tell me what is the point of your organisationUPDATE TO YOUR RESPONSE How can you say in one sentence you are not connected then add they are members Why Would you continue to have members like this if not for financial gain There is no appeal process as such - even a disabled man lost his appeal until the press and the Facilities manager stepped in I Would be interested to know what the remit of the BPA is - is it to assist the motorist or Parkingeye POPLA Please advise It is up to the organisation who issued the fine to prove to the motorist that they have parked illegally - it is NOT up to the motorist to price they have not - this statement was made following a court case where Parkingeye lost their case I have filled in an on line form to advise the police and will also be writing to the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police It is no longer about the money they extorted out of my pocket it is the principle - especially in a hospital setting - you should all hang your heads in shame I hope you have taken the time to read the reviews on Trust Pilot - disgraceful aren t they
Chris Sharpe
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
Just come from holiday and I was parked
Just come from holiday and I was parked the car near the airport wich is was costing me 181 for 3 weeks buy surprise the exit is was where the drop off road and there is was the only exit them M0r 1- is was charging me with a lovely ticket like a DROP-OFF Ticket wich only I come out from the parking area wich I paid so useless people and greedy f- 2 er
Emil W
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
I received a penalty notice for parking
I received a penalty notice for parking incorrectly in the bay when I actually didn t plus the yellow lines have faded and the amount of rubbish in the bays dried up leaves everywhere so you can t even see the lines properly I think it s absolutely disgusting how they think they can fine you maybe they should hire some cleaners so the bays are visible to customers instead of their staff getting commission on every ticket they issue just so wrong ripping people off to make money you can see clearly I was with in the bay
george smith
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
Same as all their members this body is
Same as all their members this body is unfit for purpose and scammers as well Verbal complaints may be made by phone to 01444 447300 or in person to any of the BPA s staff at the above This is wrong information and recorded message
Dot Grobler
6732 reviews
N/A
6 months ago
How can this organisation exist
How can this organisation exist I paid for parking at Euro Parks but the Pay By Phone app took my previous cars reg plate my mistake - Euro Parks utterly useless and scammers - send money chasing letters via post and appeal rejections via junk email folder so you end up not being able to appeal via POPLA and BPA are just hopeless I raised a BPA complaint on 19 November not heard anything and now had to start paying debt collectors 2nd Jan for a bloody parking ticket I HAVE PAID FOR Just checked BPA and it says complaint closed - with no correspondence and can t speak to a human Let s all just take the abuse and bullying from the parking companies like Euro Parks and pay what they want whilst BPA sit and watch it happen I am beyond shocked at this Would NEVER happen in any other regulated industry 170 down for clicking an old reg plate with nowhere to go