Safety of drivers and vehicles ensured by accreditation of all Dacorum council car parks

Six Dacorum Borough Council car parks recently inspected retained their Park Mark accreditation for another two years, meaning all 26 managed car parks in the borough have now achieved the recognition.

The Park Mark is a national standard for UK car parks that have low crime and measures in place to ensure safety.

The Park Mark accreditation has been awarded to the following council car parks following recent inspections:

> Durrants Hill car park

> Cowper Road car park

> Lower Kings Road car park

> Bournside car park

> High Street car park

> Queensway car park.

The Safer Parking Scheme aims to reduce crime and improve safety for both customers and vehicles. Specially trained police assessors conduct a thorough evaluation of each car park, with only those meeting the strict criteria achieving a Park Mark.

The Safer Parking Scheme's strategy keeps incidents low or at zero. Since the Scheme began, vehicle crime in public car parks has fallen, compared to other public spaces.

Cllr William Allen, Dacorum Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Corporate and Commercial, said: “I am delighted that this reassessment of six of our car parks means all 26 of our managed car parks now have or have retained the Park Mark accreditation.

"The Park Mark award is a Police Crime Prevention initiative that aims to reduce crime and ensure the safety of our residents and their vehicles, so this reassessment is a major achievement for our Parking Services team who maintain these car parks to a very high standard.”