Higher and lower contravention charges
The cost of a PCN is set by legislation. There are two charging bands: higher and lower. The higher charge is £70 and the lower charge is £50, both are reduced by 50% if they are paid within the discount period.
Higher rate contraventions
On-street parking
- 01 – Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
- 02 – Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force
- 12 – Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay & display ticket issued for that place where required, or without payment of the parking charge
- 16 – Parked in a permit space or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required
- 21 – Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space
- 23 – Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle
- 25 – Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading
- 26 – Parked in a special enforcement area more than 50 cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place
- 27 – Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge to meet the level of the carriageway.
- 40 – Parked in a designated disabled persons parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled persons badge
- 42 – Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles
- 45 – Parked on a taxi rank
- 47 – Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand
- 48 – Stopped on a restricted area outside a school, a hospital or a fire, police or ambulance station when prohibited.
- 55 – A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of an overnight waiting ban
- 56 – Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction
- 61 – A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways
- 62 – Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway (footway parking)
- 99 – Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zigzags
Bus lane
- 34J – Being in a bus lane
Off-street parking
- 81 – Parked in a restricted area in a car park
- 85 – Parked without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required
- 87 – Parked in a disabled persons parking space without clearly displaying a valid disabled persons badge
- 91 – Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle
- 92 – Parked causing an obstruction
Lower rate contraventions
On-street parking
- 5 – Parked after the expiry of paid for time
- 6 – Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher
- 7 – Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time
- 11 – Parked without payment of the parking charge
- 19 – Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone with an invalid virtual permit or displaying an invalid physical permit or voucher or pay & display ticket, or after the expiry of paid for time
- 22 – Re-parked in the same parking place or zone within one hour (or specified time) of leaving
- 24 – Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space
- 30 – Parked for longer than permitted
Off-street parking
- 73 – Parked without payment of the parking charge
- 80 – Parked for longer than permitted
- 82 – Parked after the expiry of paid for time
- 83 – Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket or voucher or parking clock
- 84 – Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time
- 86 – Not correctly parked within the markings of a bay or space
- 90 – Re-parked in the same car park within one hour (or specified time) after leaving
- 95 – Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than that designated
Warning Notices
We use warning notices for a limited number of minor contraventions on the first occasion only. Warning notices allow us to notify motorists that they have parked in contravention without issuing a PCN or charge.
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