FORGET your Oscars and Brit awards - the North Essex Parking Partnership has made the final of the British Parking Awards.

The partnership is up for honours in the Team of the Year category.

In the entry, the NEPP has included examples of its commitment to positive change, team building and staff development.

They have now been shortlisted for the awards which are held at a glitzy bash at the Lancaster Hotel in London on Friday, March 4.

Chairman Robert Mitchell said: “I’m delighted the NEPP has been shortlisted as in these prestigious national awards.

“NEPP’s staff work incredibly hard as a team to deliver the partnership’s aims to provide excellent parking; sensitive, practical enforcement and customer services across north Essex.

“It’s encouraging to see their hard work has been acknowledged through these awards.”

The awards are now in their 14th year, and the NEPP has previously scooped the Parking Partnership gong in 2012.