The British Security Industry Association has added its voice to the organisations calling for parking fines to be enforced fairly and proportionately
The BSIA has reiterated its call for cash-in-transit vehicles to be given exemption from parking restrictions.
BSIA Chief Executive, David Dickinson, says: "We recognise the fact that parking restrictions must be enforced fairly and disagree with some claims that repaying fines is not a good use of public money. It should be recognised that revenue from parking fines is not from the public purse, but instead is money from ordinary people or indeed from businesses like our members. Therefore, when fines have been wrongly incurred, the money should be repaid."
"However, this issue has wider connotations for our industry as parking restrictions have a significant impact on the safety of cash-in-transit couriers. One of the main areas of risk when undertaking a cash-in-transit delivery is the time when the courier is walking from the vehicle to the premises to which the cash is being delivered. Minimising the time for which the courier is vulnerable is key to protecting their safety. Parking restrictions mean that in order to park legally, CIT vans may have to park several hundred yards away from the premises to which cash is being delivered and as such, the courier can be at risk for several minutes."
"We are calling on councils and parking authorities, particularly in London where the issue is most acute, to take this risk seriously and to offer an exemption to cash-in-transit vehicles that are parked in restricted areas. The granting of this exemption will be a further significant step in reducing cash-in-transit crime."
The call for exemptions from parking restrictions is part of a wider campaign with the Home Office to reduce attacks against cash-in-transit couriers.
