Please urge your readers to write to their MPs as soon as possible regarding the Protection of Freedoms Bill
If any motoring or other bod, or indeed any individual, wants to oppose the proposal by the BPA in the Protection of Freedoms Bill to make vehicle keepers liable for private parking penalties, time is of the essence. The Bill has now been considered in Public Bill Committee, and the relevant provisions (clause 56 and schedule 4) are unamended. The next step is for the Bill to return to the House of Commons for Report Stage, though a date for this has not yet been set. This will be the final opportunity for debate and amendment in the Commons, though the Bill will then need to be considered by the House of Lords. Anyone considering lobbying will be best advised to write as soon as possible to his MP rather than the Bill’s sponsor (the Home Secretary).
Asked on 16 June 2011 by JL, Sutton
Answered by
Honest John
Unfortunately I can't get your e-mail into a column until September. But further reminders were planned through August. And particular mention is made of the extremely sneaky way in which Clause 56 schedule 4 has been included. I'm sending PDFs of the Bill to everyone who writes and hasn't had the nous to Google it (as you obviously have).
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