Parking regulations
Parking Contraventions
| Code | Description | Penalty amount |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Parked in a loading place or bay during restricted hours without loading | £70 |
| 71 | Parked in an electric vehicle charging place during restricted hours without charging | £70 |
| 73 | Parked without payment of the parking charge | £50 |
| 74 | Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited | £70 |
| 78 | Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space | £70 |
| 80 | Parked for longer than permitted | £50 |
| 81 | Parked in a restricted area in an off-street car park or housing estate | £70 |
| 82 | Parked after the expiry of paid for time | £50 |
| 83 | Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket or voucher or parking clock | £50 |
| 84 | Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time | £50 |
| 85 | Parked without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required | £70 |
| 86 | Not parked correctly within the markings of a bay or space | £50 |
| 87 | Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner | £70 |
| 89 | Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight or height or length permitted | £70 |
| 90 | Re-parked in the same car park within one hour after leaving | £50 |
| 91 | Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle | £70 |
| 92 | Parked causing an obstruction | £70 |
| 93 | Parked in car park when closed | £50 |
| 94 | Parked in a pay and display car park without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required | £50 |
| 95 | Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than that designated | £50 |
| 96 | Parked with engine running where prohibited | £50 |
Traffic Management Act 2004 - statutory instruments/regulations
The site legislation.gov.uk explains the statutory instruments we use with relation to our parking enforcement:
- Traffic Management Act 2004
- The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Removal and Disposal of Vehicles (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement Officers (Wearing of Uniforms) (England) Regulations 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Approved Devices) (England) Order 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Guidelines on Levels of Charges) (England) Order 2007 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022 (Legislation website)
- The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022 (Legislation website)
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