PARKING CONTRAVENTIONS - HIGHER BAND
Differential Penalties
Because of the perceived unfairness of receiving the same penalty regardless of the seriousness of the contravention, the Secretary of State has agreed that enforcement authorities must apply different parking penalties to different contraventions.
There are currently two bands - Higher and Lower Parking Contraventions:
Parking Contraventions - Higher Band
- Parked in 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 badge
- Parked in a parking place designated for diplomatic vehicles
- 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 in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse
- 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 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