A civil enforcement officer (CEO) issues a Penalty Charge Notice by fixing it to the vehicle or handing it to the driver. It details the alleged parking contravention in words, and also as a two digit code. See the full list of all contraventions.
| Code |
Charge |
Legal Description |
Information |
| 01 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours |
Parked on yellow lines (single/double) or in a pedestrian zone |
| 02 |
£70.00 |
Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force |
Parked where there are yellow lines and yellow markings on the kerb |
| 12 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher issued for that place |
Parked in a residents’ zone |
| 20 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a loading gap marked by a yellow line |
A yellow line between two parking spaces |
| 21 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space |
Where/when a parking place has been suspended – signage will be in place |
| 23 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle |
Only certain vehicles may park in some places – as detailed on a sign adjacent to the parking place |
| 25 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading |
Loading places are for the purpose of loading and unloading only |
| 26 |
£70.00 |
Vehicle parked more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place |
‘Double parking’ applies even if there are no other vehicles, can also apply if a vehicle is parked at an angle/end on and one set of wheels is more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway |
| 27 |
£70.00 |
Parked adjacent to a dropped footway |
Partially or fully parked blocking a dropped kerb be it be for vehicles or pedestrians |
| 40 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge |
Bays specifically for disabled badge holders only |
| 45 |
£70.00 |
Parked on a taxi rank |
Bays used specifically for taxis. Other vehicles may not park, even to pick up |
| 46 |
£70.00 |
Stopped where prohibited (on a clearway) |
A clearway is a restriction without markings only signs |
| 47 |
£70.00 |
Stopped on a restricted bus stop/stand |
Non permitted buses/other vehicles are only allowed to drop off or pick up passengers they must not wait |
| 48 |
£70.00 |
Stopped in a restricted area outside a school |
A zig-zag yellow marking outside or adjacent to an entrance to a school |
| 49 |
£70.00 |
Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track or lane |
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| 55 |
£70.00 |
A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of the Overnight waiting ban |
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| 61 |
£70.00 |
A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways |
No part of a large commercial vehicle must be on the footway etc |
| 62 |
£70.00 |
Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway (footway parking) |
No part of a vehicle should be on the footway (unless signs/markings state otherwise) |
| 81 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a restricted area in a car park |
Not Parked within a marked bay |
| 85 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit |
Parked in a permit bay within a car park without displaying a permit valid for that location/vehicle |
| 87 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a disabled person’s parking space without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge |
Bays specifically for disabled badge holders only within a car park |
| 91 |
£70.00 |
Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle |
For example: Parking in an area designated for coaches/buses only |
| 99 |
£70.00 |
Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zig-zags |
Pedestrian crossing marked with white zig-zag markings |
| Code |
Charge |
Legal Description |
Information |
| 05 |
£50.00 |
Parked after the expiry of paid for time |
Vehicles should not be parked after the pay and display ticket/voucher has expired |
| 06 |
£50.00 |
Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher |
Pay and display tickets/vouchers must be clearly displayed |
| 07 |
£50.00 |
Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time |
Extra time cannot be purchased to extend the pay and display ticket already purchased or vouchers already displayed |
| 09 |
£50.00 |
Parked displaying multiple pay and display tickets where prohibited |
More than 1 pay and display ticket on display |
| 19 |
£50.00 |
Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place displaying an invalid permit or invalid voucher |
Permit out of date or not valid for that zone |
| 22 |
£50.00 |
Re-parked in the same parking place within 2 hours of leaving (or other specified time) |
No return of the same parking place within a specified period (see signs) |
| 24 |
£50.00 |
Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space |
All the wheels must be within the parking space |
| 30 |
£50.00 |
Parked for longer than permitted |
‘Limited Waiting Bays’ – length of stay is denoted by the signs |
| 82 |
£50.00 |
Parked after the expiry of paid for time |
In a car park a vehicle must be moved before the pay and display ticket expires |
| 83 |
£50.00 |
Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket |
Pay and display ticket must be clearly displayed |
| 86 |
£50.00 |
Parked beyond the bay markings |
All wheels must be within the bay markings |
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