Sponsors & supporters

PATROL

PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) comprises over 300 local authorities in England (outside London) and Wales, which undertake civil enforcement of parking, bus lanes and, in Wales, moving traffic. The main purpose of PATROL is to provide access to independent adjudication for appeals against penalty charge notices arising from enforcement. Adjudication is delivered through the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.  

The Traffic Penalty Tribunal adjudicators also decide appeals against penalties issued as a result of road-user charging at the Dartford and Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossings, and within the Durham Road User Charge Zone.  From 2020, the Tribunal will also decide appeals arising from penalties issued for failing to pay the charge in charging Clean Air Zones. 

Other PATROL activities include maintaining dialogue with policy makers, undertaking initiatives to support local authority members and promoting efforts to raise public awareness of the objectives of civil enforcement.

The annual PATROL PARC (Parking Annual Reports by Councils) Awards promote and share best practice amongst local authorities in the production of parking Annual Reports to promote transparency and improve public understanding of the purpose of civil enforcement. PATROL has produced a toolkit to assist authorities in producing reports and reporting on statistics and finance. 

The PATROL Joint Committee has also supported the Traffic Penalty Tribunal in its drive for a more efficient and transparent appeal process for appellants and respondent authorities, through investment in the Tribunal’s award-winning online appeals system, FOAM (Fast Online Appeals Management). FOAM has transformed the handling of appeals and has been hailed as an international exemplar in the modernisation of courts and tribunals.

www.patrol-uk.info 

Parking Review

Parking Review is the leading news magazine for the parking industry.

Parking Review was launched in 1989 by managing editor Mark Moran. It has grown to become the definitive source of news and intelligence on the UK and international public and private parking sectors.

Every month Parking Review provides unrivalled news, views and analysis of the latest developments in both the on and off-street parking sectors.

The magazine is read by management level professionals in public and private sector parking management and covers everything from local authority parking enforcement to the refurbishment of multi-storeys, residents’ parking permit schemes and the management of shopping centre car parks.

Project Centre

Project Centre is a leading civil engineering and design consultancy that is passionate about designing places for the people that use them, from feasibility studies and concept design through to detailed design, procurement support and site supervision.

Our expertise includes designing schemes that are fully committed to the healthy streets approach and promoting cycling and walking whilst improving air quality.  We have an impressive track record of preparing successful funding bids, creating innovative designs and working in partnership with our clients throughout the project lifecycle.

Project Centreprovide a comprehensive range of on-street and off-street parking consultancy services to both private and public sector clients. Working in partnership with clients to improve their parking facilities, enhancing the parking experience and increasing compliance to improve commercial performance, Project Centre provides support in areas such as traffic orders, GIS mapping, electric vehicle infrastructure planning, CPZ design, parking standards and policy.

Project Centre is part of the NSL and Marston Holdings Group that employs over 5,000 people worldwide.

www.projectcentre.co.uk

Videalert

Founded in 2004, Videalert is one of the UK’s leading providers of intelligent traffic enforcement and management solutions that improve road safety and traffic flows as well as helping to reduce crime in our cities.

Our principal focus is the provision of digital traffic solutions that deliver the highest productivity at the lowest operational cost in four key areas:

• Civil Traffic Enforcement
• School Safety
• Police ANPR
• Traffic and Parking Management

Videalert’s digital video platform (DVP) is fully DfT certified and supports unattended, manually operated and mobile CCTV deployments. Uniquely, it supports multiple civil traffic enforcement, traffic management, community safety and crime prevention applications simultaneously from a single CCTV infrastructure without requiring specific equipment for every point solution.

www.videalert.com

PayByPhone

PayByPhone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG, is one of the fastest growing mobile payments companies in the world, processing more than £242 million in payments annually. Through the company's mobile web, smartphone and smartwatch applications, PayByPhone helps drivers easily and securely pay for parking without the hassles of waiting in line, having to carry change or risking costly fines. The app can be found in over 300 cities across Europe, North America, and Australia, with 17 million registered users.

PayByPhone lets drivers take control of their parking by providing an enhanced payment experience. Within seconds drivers can complete their parking by entering a location number, selecting a duration, and confirming payment details. Registration is quick and easy, and this convenience is improved by features such as personal reminders which keep drivers informed about their parking status, the ability to extend a parking session from anywhere, and emailed receipts sent to a user's inbox.

For local authorities and parking operators, PayByPhone offers a digital way to manage their estate. From availability logic to dynamic parking rates, the service brings to life what is happening in the physical world of parking. PayByPhone also offers customer and operator security, meeting the rigorous qualifications of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which ensures that all credit card information is secured.

www.paybyphone.com

Alpha Parking

Independent parking consultant Alpha Parking helps implement and support CPE from the first stages of development through to CPZ design, consultation, car park review and optimisation, signs and lines review, ParkMap and Traffic Order bureau service, surveys and traffic counts, IT and manuals. It has quickly established itself as the leading consultant in parking training and mystery shopping, offering City & Guilds approved courses to local authorities and private sector clients.

www.aparking.co.uk