CoDA Receives National Award – ‘Park Mark’ – Safer Parking Award

The car park at City of Derry Airport has been awarded the Park Mark safer parking award for their efforts in preventing vehicle crime and reducing the fear of vehicle crime in their parking areas.

The award, which is made by ACPO, the Association of Chief Police Officers was presented by Inspector Declan McGrath, Waterside Neighbourhood Policing Team to Mayor of Derry-Londonderry, Councillor Brenda Stevenson and Charlene Shongo, Commercial and Marketing Manager at the City of Derry Airport.

“The City of Derry Airport is doing everything they can to prevent crime occurring in their parking area. The area has been assessed and vetted by police and measures have been put in place in order to create a safe environment for passengers and visitors alike,” said Inspector McGrath.

“Since achieving the Safer Parking Award the airport car park has seen little or no crime over the past year. The security precautions, management practices along with enhanced CCTV all contribute to a safe parking environment” said Inspector McGrath.

On receipt of the award, Charlene Shongo stated “we are delighted to receive this Park Mark Award for the third year running – this achievement demonstrates the airports commitment to ensuring every possible effort is made to keep our customers vehicles and our car park users safe at all”.

Safer parking status, Park Mark®, is awarded to parking facilities that have met the requirements of a risk assessment conducted by the Police. These requirements mean the parking operator has put in place measures that help to deter criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, thereby doing everything they can to prevent crime and reduce the fear of crime in their parking facility. For more information on the Safer Parking Scheme, visit the British Parking Association (BPA) at www.britishparking.co.uk

CoDA currently offers parking at a rate of £2.00 per day, after the first day and would encourage all customers to pre-book their car parking as soon as travel arrangements are confirmed in order to obtain the most competitive rates available. CoDA encourages all customers to pre-book with City of Derry Airport as the ParkMark accreditation illustrates its car park is safe and secure. Customers are advised to be aware of the advantages of parking in areas which are accredited car parking facilities to benefit from the enhanced security and protection as well as the convenience of being just a few steps away from the airport terminal.