Contents Upfront 03 Passing muster Andrew Pester on the Transport (Scotland) Bill and Annual Conference 07 Editors comment Dedication, its what Louise Parfitt sees News 08 National news 10 Companies news 42 BPA news Features 14 Making it Newly appointed director of Ballast Nedam, and long-time chair of the BPA Structures Group, Russell Simmons on living his best parking life 16 Taking charge Sarah Juggins investigates the requirements, limitations and opportunities in making EV chargepoints readily available 20 Game-changer The BPA Annual Conference what a day it was! November 2019 Issue 391 24 No more excuses Bridgend council and Portsmouth City Council have joined forces to crack down on a huge parking problem Blue Badge abuse 26 The bear facts BPA Lawlines Derek Millard-Smiths recent parking experience left him a little grizzly and in search of a moral for his tale 29 Marshalling maestros New BPA member ExCeL London shares how it manages its busy exhibitor and visitor access and parking demands 30 Stronger together Louise Parfitt speaks to Bristow & Sutor, Debt Recovery Plus and Credit Style to find out how their new partnership works in practice and about their plans for the future 32 Parking partners From smart urban mobility plans to vintage cars and flamenco dancing, there was plenty to see, learn and share at this years European Parking Association Congress 36 Making the grade 38 What a difference! How your support over the past three years has helped Marie Curie be there when people need it most 40 Video vision The BPAs exciting new film is coming to a screen near you Regulars 41 New members A warm welcome to the organisations that joined us in the past few months 45 Political perspective Lilian Greenwood MP on why she is pushing for a ban on pavement parking 46 Park life Kelvin Reynolds celebrates Park Mark and urges you to do the same Classified 48 Specialist services directory 49 Marketplace Congratulations to the latest car parks to achieve the Park Mark and Disabled Parking Accreditation grade 4 britishparking.co.uk PN Nov19 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 24/10/2019 15:15