Why become an
IPC Corporate Member
Who is The IPC?
The International Parking Community (IPC) is a DVLA Accredited Trade Association (ATA) representing organisations in the parking industry from both the public and private sectors. As a trade association and lobby group for industry professionals, the IPC's accreditation by the DVLA allows its Accredited Operator Scheme (AOS) members to access DVLA registered keeper data to enforce parking charges.
Types of Organisations
The IPC boasts over 170 members, including parking operators, debt resolution companies, solicitors, law firms, High Court enforcement agencies, technology suppliers, equipment manufacturers, universities, and airports.
What's included in Membership?
Annual Conference
& Charity Gala Dinner
The IPC hosts an Annual Conference and Charity Gala Dinner, providing excellent networking opportunities. This premier event brings together parking professionals to hear from industry experts. The gala dinner, the industry’s only designated charity event, raises funds for various charities and raises awareness about societal issues.
www.ipcconference.co.uk
Social Media
The IPC offers industry-specific marketing via social media and email, with a highly engaged audience of over 9.5k across email and LinkedIn. Corporate members are introduced to the IPC’s LinkedIn audience and can have their social media posts shared or reposted by the IPC, provided the messaging aligns with the IPC’s brand.
Lobbying
The IPC builds strong relationships with key MPs through regular communication and engagement, ensuring they are well-informed about the industry's goals and issues. By raising public awareness about parking issues, the IPC can indirectly influence MPs. Engaging with Select Committees and All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) amplifies the IPC's voice in policy decisions.
Advice and Support
The IPC offers regular bite-sized training sessions on relevant industry topics, making it easier for members to fit training into their busy schedules. The IPC also provides legal opinions through its in-house solicitor and has a customer-focused compliance team with a members-only phone line. The experienced leadership team brings considerable expertise to the organization.
Communication
The IPC values communication and engagement, hosting monthly webinars and distributing a monthly newsletter to all members. Corporate members receive an introduction in the newsletter, including their company bio and a link to their website.
Legislative Changes
The IPC actively monitors legislative changes, digital innovation, and consumer trends to influence the industry's direction. It maintains strong relationships with the DVLA and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), holding regular meetings with both.
Raising Public Perception
of the Parking Industry
The IPC launched the Get Your Reg Right campaign in 2019 to raise awareness about the importance of correctly entering registration numbers when registering or paying for parking.
The IPC have also launched a consumer website to make it as easy as possible for motorists to understand about parking charges which have been issued on private land, and what they should do when you have received a parking charge. The website will help motorists understand whether they should appeal the charge, and the type of evidence they will need to provide.
The aim is to reduce the number of parking charges issued and help motorists understand the process to resolve parking charges, saving them money and stress.
Membership
The IPC have always strived to offer and extensive and comprehensive service whilst keeping costs low. Corporate membership costs £600 + vat and Corporate Membership Plus costs £1750 + vat
Corporate Membership Plus
The corporate membership plus provides additional benefits over and above the standard corporate membership, including an exhibitors stand at the annual conference, advertising on the IPC annual calendar that goes to all members. As an exhibitor for the annual conference there is also additional exposure in the IPC monthly news bulletin, on social media in the lead up to the conference and on the IPC annual conference website www.ipcconference.co.uk
