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<p>Section 7 of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 gives the Secretary of State
the power to appoint a single appeals service to handle appeals against private parking
charges. However, as a parking charge is an invoice for an alleged breach of the terms
and conditions that applied at that particular time, the Act does not provide the
power to cancel parking charges retrospectively. <br> <br> Additionally, the appeals
window for many historic charges would have closed by the time the new appeals system
is operating, which would risk court action for motorists with longer standing appeals.
<br> <br> My Department is undertaking work to better understand the requirements
of the new appeals service, and as part of that will consider how best to transition
from the current appeals services, including ensuring that cases still being handled
under the current services are treated fairly and in line with the new Code and its
enforcement mechanisms.</p>
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