I asked a manager of parking site why they don’t go for TAPA certification, he responded by saying “Why should I? My site is secure and full”. I struggled to think of a response to that. Can you give me an idea of how I should answer this question next time I see him?

Not all parking operators are pro-active on advertising their security status when their parking site is full. I would suggest mentioning to that Manager the economic angle. The parking site you visited may have a good business model and they do not want the added burden of compliance to a voluntary certification scheme. However, TAPA hopes to change attitudes in next few years. By influencing more and more parking operators to adopt PSR as an industry security standard. This will allow truck operators to seek and find safe and secure parking locations for their trucks. Eventually even the manager of the parking place you spoke with should see the growing demand for “certified” parking.  To protect their revenue, we would hope they see the sense in obtaining PSR certification. You could also provide them with TAPA contact details, we would be very happy to discuss the benefits of TAPA certification with them.