Quick Update
By chance I saw a report on car parking and tickets on BBC local politics yesterday. Sunday morning 10 to 10.30. This is linked to Spotlight, most weekday evenings after 6 oclock news. They had a lot of comment following a Commons debate on dangers of car parking companies. Also discussion on proposal for Cornwall County Council to outsource car parking.
Recently I forgot to renew my parking permit in Heavitree, Exeter. So I know the Devon County Council is already outsourced. Also there are tickets much more likley that reminders. This may turn up in a following BBC story or somewhere else. I do not know how typical my experience may be.
I have tried tweets, now email. My proposals are for an option to pay £5 for a letter reminder and also better communication Exeter and Devon. My Google email prioritises email and I missed it. It was from MiPermit with the emal <no-reply> . There have been two tickets. I paid the first and had to start again to get permit. Apparently there was an earlier one also but I nevers saw the ticket. seems odd but that is what I remember. So this will cost me about £75.
Second proposal is that Exeter City Council make it possible to share info with Devon County Council such as where I live. First attempt to get a permit turned down as services bill in wrong date request. In a later letter I was tolf Devon and Exeter cannot share data because of the Data Protection Act this seems odd. One knows where to send tax requests. The other could issue a parking permit. So far no reply from Exeter City Council on what to think.
Also Devon County Council cannot use the DVLA info for parking permits. This is "a different system" than the one used to issue tickets and reminders. My insurance doc was also out of date request to validate number plate. the same one as in previous permits.
More later on the computer system and user interface. experience. etc.
But at this time I am just interested if BBC will check out Devon and compare what is already happening with what was seen as a possibility for Cornwall.
Some of this has already been on LinkedIn but I start this blog as it may go off topic for a skills site.
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