Published on: Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Train operator, Abellio Greater Anglia, has retained its ‘Park Mark’ award for 2014 at Harlow Mill rail station, recognising continued levels of safety and security in the station car park.
The re-accreditation of the ‘Park Mark’ demonstrates that the car park has measures in place to deter crime and anti-social behaviour, and has passed its annual assessment by the police, thus making the car park a safer environment for both customers and their vehicles.
The award was again bestowed on the station under the Safer Parking Scheme run by the Associations of Chief Police Officers.
The scheme is aimed at reducing crime and the fear of crime in parking facilities. Facilities that meet the criteria for safety and security of vehicles and car park users, after an assessment by the Police, are granted Safer Parking Status and given a ‘Park Mark’ award.
The Park Mark award for Harlow Mill station car park means that the parking operator, NCP, 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.
Abellio Greater Anglia’s Customer Service Director, Andrew Goodrum, said, “Passenger safety is our top priority and I am delighted that Harlow Mill has retained its Park Mark award for another year. I hope it will give station users confidence that we continue to take their safety and security very seriously, not only on trains and stations, but in our parking facilities too. I would like to congratulate the station team and NCP on achieving this award.”
Stuart Marchant, Contracts Manager for National Car Parks said “NCP takes the safety and security of our customers very seriously and we have been very pleased with the close working relationship between ourselves, the rail operator Abellio Greater Anglia and the British Transport Police that have enabled us to successfully retain the Park Mark awards.”