We have a very important topic to discuss today which is the new Parking Code of Practice for 2021, and we couldn’t think of a guest that would give more insight than Steve Clark of The British Parking Association. In today’s episode, and Steve’s second appearance on the Brake The Mould Parking Podcast we explore what exactly this new code means for motorists, operators and the industry. Are there parts of the code that Steve and ourselves disagree with and could there be potential to turn some of these points into a positive?

Have we forgotten our environmental responsibility, and is this something that the industry is collectively mindful enough about, amongst all of the other challenges we have faced over the past year?

There is no better person to answer our questions than Julian O'Kelly, the British Parking Association's Head of Technology, Innovation and Research.

We tried to dig deep into what could be some of the solutions that we could begin making standard practice in the industry in order to not only comply but lead in the business landscape for our environmental approach.

In today's episode of Brake The Mould podcast Alastair turns the spotlight on his fellow host, Ryan Jackson, to interview him and explore the exciting launch of his new book: The Success Rebellion. We take a dive into the inspiring story that led to the creation of this book and explore some of the key insights that it holds.

In today’s episode, which is the exciting first episode of 2021 we are excited to be sharing our conversation with Kenny Scouller, Key Account and Senior Sales Manager at Flowbird. As a key member of Flowbird, the team which brings Urban Intelligence to the parking industry, Kenny is ideal perfect candidate to explore the future of parking and what the new world challenges we may need to overcome in 2021 and beyond.

In today’s episode of Brake the Mould, we talk to the Commercial Director of the Park Now Group or Ringo as they are commonly known, Gareth

Is the world ready to go cashless? That is the question we planned to answer almost 6 months ago, when we first arranged to have Gareth on this podcast. This suddenly came to become a topic that was very much relevant, with the global lockdowns which not only delayed the recording of this podcast but also brought cashless even further into the daily lives of the nation.

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Rhoda Brain onto the podcast, to tap into her valuable insight and vast knowledge on managing remote teams. Rhoda has worked in international Marketing agencies, managing upwards of 50 people remotely, all over the world. Many of us in the parking industry had been thrown into the deep end with the need to Work From Home, but could it be an opportunity to change how we manage our businesses?

The latest episode of Brake The Mould features one of the industry’s leading figures, Steve Clark, who has been with the B.P.A. for 10 years, helped oversee the launch of POPLA and played a vital role in developing the code of practice - setting the standards for parking on private land in Britain.

We discussed the impacts of COVID-19 on the private parking industry as a whole and looked towards the future of the parking industry. How can the industry recover and when will this be? Steve discussed best practices for members of the British Parking Association in order to not just come out of the crisis in a healthy manner, but better than ever before.

In this week’s episode we talk to POPLA’s lead adjudicator, John Gallagher who did a deep dive into the workings of POPLA and some of the most pressing issues within the industry and how we may be looking towards change in the future.

We are very excited to share our episode with Marianne Page; Renowned best-selling author, Systems guru who has now published not 1 but 3 books to great success. She has worked at senior management level in one of the biggest and most recognizable global brands, McDonald's, and now she works with SMEs, helping them to scale and grow.

We’re delighted to announce a very exciting start to our ground-breaking new podcast, Brake the Mould – for all things parking! Our first ever show is a lively and informative conversation with Director of the RAC Foundation, Steve Gooding, and our regular presenters, Ryan and Alastair. In this launch episode, we talk about raising industry standards, motorist education and other issues relevant to parking. Join us! On Steve Gooding: After a long and illustrious career at the Department of Transport, where Steve was Director General of Roads, Traffic and Local Group, he joined the RAC Foundation in 2015. The RAC Foundation is a transport policy and research organisation that explores the economic, mobility, safety and environmental issues relating to roads and their users. He’s the main man!