Parking Penalties
Higher Penalties:
- Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
- Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force
- Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place
- Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit
- Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited
- Parked in a loading gap marked by a yellow line
- Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space
- Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle
- Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading
- Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s Blue Badge
- Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles
- Parked on a taxi rank
- Stopping where prohibited (on a clearway)
- Stopped on a restricted bus stop/stand
- Stopped in a restricted area outside a school
- Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track
- A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of the Overnight Waiting Ban
- Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction
- Parked in contravention of a coach ban
- A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways
- Parked with one or more wheels on any part of a footway where there is a parking prohibition
- Parked in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse
- Parked in a restricted area in a car park
- Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit
- Parked in a disabled person’s parking space without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge
- Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight and/or height and/or length permitted in the area
- Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle
Lower Penalites:
- Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket
- Parked after the expiry of paid for time
- Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated
- Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time
- Parked at an out-of-order meter during controlled hours
- Parked displaying multiple pay & display tickets where prohibited
- Parked with engine running where prohibited
- Parked without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required
- Parked without payment of the parking charge
- Parked in a resident’ parking space without clearly displaying a valid residents parking permit
- Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place displaying an invalid permit, an invalid voucher or an invalid pay & display ticket
- Re-parked in the same parking place within one hour of leaving
- Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space
- Parked for longer than permitted
- Parked in a disc parking place without clearly displaying a valid disc
- Parked in a disc parking place for longer than permitted
- Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted
- Parked after the expiry of paid for time
- Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket
- Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond time first purchased
- Parked beyond the bay markings
- Re-parked within one hour of leaving a bay or space in a car park
- Parked in car park when closed
- Parked in a pay & display car park without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required
- Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than the designated purpose for the parking place

