There's an interesting article on the AVPCA website examining whether a meet and greet parking wholesaler could be held responsible for damages if it sells parking with a company that turns out to be unauthorised and something goes wrong.
The article questions whether the reseller could be held liable if it didn't carry out proper checks to ensure that the company whose parking it was selling was using licensed car parks and had adequate insurance etc.
It's an interesting angle that probably poses as many questions as it answers, but also raises a lot of questions for meet and greet parking wholesalers.
Definitely worth a read here: AVPCA - Vicarious Liability for Unlawful Actions
28 February 2014
27 February 2014
3 Ways to find a reputable meet and greet parking company
Meet and greet parking is probably the most convenient type of airport parking so it's hardly surprising that it has seen a significant increase in popularity over recent years.
This increase in demand has meant that there are more and more companies offering the service. Unfortunately, not all these companies are operating legitimately from licensed car parks, some, as we've seen in TV programmes, use unlicensed car parks, residential streets, supermarket car parks or just at the side of the road.
It can be difficult finding reputable companies when all you have to judge a company on is a fancy website.
Here are three ways to help you sort the good guys from the bad:
This increase in demand has meant that there are more and more companies offering the service. Unfortunately, not all these companies are operating legitimately from licensed car parks, some, as we've seen in TV programmes, use unlicensed car parks, residential streets, supermarket car parks or just at the side of the road.
It can be difficult finding reputable companies when all you have to judge a company on is a fancy website.
Here are three ways to help you sort the good guys from the bad:
- One way to find a legitimate, reputable company is to look for an Approved Operator scheme, such as the one operating at Gatwick
- Another is to look for the Safer Parking ParkMark award - a police initiative
- Or look for Trading Standards Buy With Confidence accreditation.
05 February 2014
Cashless parking trial
While this is not airport parking, it's definitely worth a mention.
Tamworth Council is trialling a new cashless parking scheme which will allow drivers to pay with their mobile phones.
The trial, which will last 18 months, will be cover all the council's nine car parks.
In order to pay by phone, motorists will be able to pay for their parking in advance and will receive a text confirmation that their parking is booked, and also a reminder when their paid-for parking time is about to expire.
Don't panic if your phone isn't set up to pay for parking, you'll still be able to use the pay and display machines.
If the trial is successful, it could become a permanent feature.
What do you think about paying in advance for your parking by mobile phone, would you do it, and could you see its use being extended to airport parking?
For more information check out the Tamworth Herald
Tamworth Council is trialling a new cashless parking scheme which will allow drivers to pay with their mobile phones.
The trial, which will last 18 months, will be cover all the council's nine car parks.
In order to pay by phone, motorists will be able to pay for their parking in advance and will receive a text confirmation that their parking is booked, and also a reminder when their paid-for parking time is about to expire.
Don't panic if your phone isn't set up to pay for parking, you'll still be able to use the pay and display machines.
If the trial is successful, it could become a permanent feature.
What do you think about paying in advance for your parking by mobile phone, would you do it, and could you see its use being extended to airport parking?
For more information check out the Tamworth Herald
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