Contents Upfront 03 Making progress Nigel Williams, chair of the BPA board, on how parking is embracing technology 07 Editors comment Andrew Pester explains how the BPA is responding to the escalating Covid-19 situation News 08 National news 10 Companies news 38 BPA news Features 14 Highflier So you think you know BPA Lawlines Derek Millard-Smith? Think again. 16 Trading spaces Sarah Juggins asks what effect parking charges have on helping our town centres prosper and thrive April 2020 Issue 395 20 Winning streak Report from the BPAs AOS Conference, including next steps for the Parking (Code of Practice) Act and inspiring words from Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell OBE 23 Stand up and be counted The importance of the recent AOS Census of private parking operators, and what the data showed 24 Fast track PayByPhone CEO Jonny Combe looks at the evolution of parking payments 26 Who is liable now? Andrew Morgan on what it means to begin proceedings 28 Joined-up thinking How parking technology can help build smarter urban areas 30 B ritish Parking Awards Louise Parfitt finds out how the British Parking Awards have evolved and grown over the years plus, get all the results from this years ceremony 34 Product reviews A look at some of the innovative parking technology on offer 36 Top marks Julia Jepps explains the criteria for the new award, plus the first Park Mark Plus car park in the UK Regulars 40 Leading the way Sarah Greenslade reports on a recent meeting at the House of Lords about banning pavement parking 42 Park life Kelvin Reynolds offers tips for managing our urban roads Classified 44 S pecialist services directory 45 Marketplace 4 britishparking.co.uk PN Apr20 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 24/03/2020 15:18