Guide to On-Street Parking

This section provides information regarding how to park sensibly and safely on the street. If you park correctly you will not be liable to be issued with a penalty charge notice, however if you park in the wrong place or don’t pay for the time you park for, you are liable to receive a parking ticket.

Parking On-Street With a Blue Badge

Why The Change?

• Encouraging safe and sensible parking.
• Improving safety for pedestrians and drivers.
• Improving the general flow of traffic and journey times through the County Borough.
• Preventing emergency and public service vehicles from finding their routes blocked.
• Improving the general environment .
• Freeing the police to concentrate their resources on issues felt by the public to be more directly their responsibility.

It is your responsibility to park your vehicle correctly. Here are some reminders of where not to park. Don’t Park…

• In areas where waiting and loading restrictions are in force at the time;
• In a reserved bay (e.g.for blue badge holders) without correctly displaying a valid permit;
• At a bus stop or in a bus lane during prohibited times;
• On mandatory zig-zag lines outside a school or by pedestrian crossings – collecting or dropping off children is not an acceptable excuse, your vehicle causes a serious safety hazard;
• On the pavement or grass verges behind waiting restrictions in force at the time;
• In a pay and display space without paying for the duration of your stay;
• For longer that any waiting restriction or return to the space within the stated time limit;

If you are not sure, check what information is on the sign which applies to the place where you are thinking of parking.

No waiting at any time

Signs are no longer required along double yellow lines and will gradually be removed.

No waiting during times shown on the sign

Where there are single or double yellow lines you may stop while passengers get into or out of the vehicle and may load as long as you are not causing an obstruction.

Limited waiting

No loading during the times shown on the sign

No loading at any time

Bus Stop Clearway

No stopping during the times shown on the sign.

Loading Bay

Vehicles must not park if they are not loading or unloading.