Private parking firms have pledged to update their to rules to ensure motorists are not penalised if they do not pay to park within five minutes. It comes after motorist Rosey Hudson was taken to court last year after accumulating £1,906 in fines for taking more than five minutes to pay for parking in Derby.

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Oxford

Oxfordshire

England

United Kingdom

Parking companies making changes to tackle 'five minute rule' in car parks

The review aims to ensure motorists are not penalised if they are unable to pay promptly.

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Government of the United Kingdom

Private parking rules review prompted by £2,000 five-minute fine

Two industry bodies representing the sector announced they have established a panel to revise the code.

The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

Greater London

Private parking firms to update code of conduct to address five-minute rule

There will be a review of private parking firms’ code of conduct (Picture: Shutterstock/Aleoli Photography) Drivers could soon have more than five minutes to pay for car parking following a shake-up. Currently, private car parks offer motorists five minutes to pay for their parking before they are at risk of being penalised. But the rule is to be reviewed after body-builder and makeup artist Rosey Hudson was fined £1,906 by a private firm in Der…

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Patricia Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere

Five-minute parking rule could be scrapped by end of the month - here's why

Private parking firms are set to update their code of conduct to address the five-minute parking rule, which has seen drivers fined for not paying quickly enough

Manchester Evening News

Reach plc

Manchester

Greater Manchester

UK drivers could see major parking changes as 'five-minute' rule to be addressed

Evening Standard

Carron Greig

The new year brings about a range of changes for drivers, some of which could prove expensive for car owners who have previously been exempt from certain laws

Wales Online

Wales

Seven new driving rules and law changes facing motorists this year

Private parking operators will review how to support drivers struggling to pay for parking on time, with a key focus the “five-minute payment rule,” amid growing concerns over the lack of a government-backed code of practice.
Two industry bodies, representing private parking firms, announced on Monday the launch of a new panel to oversee the code practice, adopted by the industry.
It comes after a driver, Rosey Hudson, was being taken to court b…

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New York

United States

Private Car Parks to Address 5-Minute Rule Amid Push for Official Code

Private parking companies have said they will update their rule that drivers should not take more than five minutes to pay for parking - after one woman racked up almost £2,000 in fines.

Sky News UK

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Woman racks up £2k in parking fines for taking more than five minutes to pay - prompting review of rules

The five-minute rule has proved controversial, with some motorists claiming they have been unfairly fined after being unable to pay in time - but the rule is now being updated

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Tyne and Wear

Major change to controversial '5-minute rule' in UK car parks

In November last year, a woman was being taken to court by a private parking company for £1,906 after she took more than five minutes to pay

Private parking rules review prompted by £2,000 five-minute fine

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