Your Penalty Charge Notice may be a different charge to another dependent on the type of contravention that occurred.
You will receive a fine on the issue of a Penalty Charge Notice for both lower level contraventions and higher level contraventions.
Lower level contraventions
Code | Description of contravention |
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5 | Parked after the expiry of time paid for time |
6 | Parked without clearly displaying a valid Pay and Display ticket |
7 | Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond the expiry of the time originally purchased |
22 | Re-parked, within specified time, of leaving a bay within the same parking place |
24 | Not parked correctly within the markings of a place or bay |
30 | Parked for longer than permitted |
63 | Parked with the engine running where prohibited |
Higher level contraventions
Code | Description of contravention |
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40 | Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without displaying a valid disabled person's badge |
2 | Parked or unloading/loading on a restricted street where a loading ban is in force |
45 | Parked on a taxi rank |
16 | Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit |
46 | Stopped when prohibited - Red Route or Clearway |
23 | Parked in a parking place not designated for that class of vehicle |
47 | Parked on a restricted bus stop |
26 | Parked in a special enforcement area more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place |
48 | Stopped in a restricted area outside a school during term time |
12 | Parked in a residents or shared use parking place or zone without clearly displaying either a permit, voucher, or Pay and Display ticket for that place |
21 | Parked in a suspended bay or part of bay |
25 | Parked in a loading bay during restricted hours without loading being seen |
1 | Parked on a restricted street - single or double yellow lines |
61 | A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways - 7.5 tonnes or more |
62 | Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway (footway parking) |
74 | Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited |
87 | Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without displaying a valid disabled person's badge in the prescribed manner |
99 | Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or area marked by zigzags |
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