Penalty Charge Notices

3.1 The Traffic Management Act 2004 has introduced differential Penalty Charge Notices. Notices are categorized as 'Higher' or 'Lower' dependent on the severity of the parking infringement. Higher penalties are payable at £70 and lower penalties at £50. These categories are as determined in National Guidance. Figure 1 indicates where the higher or lower penalties apply and the typical observation times.

Figure 1 - Contravention Codes and Observation Times

On Street Codes	Typical Observation Time	Contravention	Differential Level
01	5 minutes	Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours	Higher
02	0 minutes	Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force	Higher
04	5 minutes	Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated	Lower
05	5 minutes	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
06	5 minutes**	Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket or voucher	Lower
07	5 minutes	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time	Lower
08	0 minutes	Parked at an out-of-order meter during controlled hours	Lower
09	0 minutes	Parked displaying multiple pay and display tickets where prohibited	Lower
10	5 minutes	Parked without clearly displaying two* valid pay and display tickets when required	Lower
11	5 minutes	Parked without payment of the parking charge	Lower
12	5 minutes	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place	Higher
13		--- Reserved for TfL use (low emission zone) ---
14	5 minutes	Parked in an electric vehicles charging place during restricted hours without charging	Higher
16	5 minutes	Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit	Higher
18	0 minutes	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
19	5 minutes	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone displaying an invalid permit, an invalid voucher or an invalid pay and display ticket	Lower
20	5 minutes	Parked in a loading gap marked by a yellow line	Higher
21	0 minutes	Parked in a suspended bay or space or part of bay or space	Higher
22	5 minutes	Re-parked in the same parking place or zone within one hour*** of leaving	Lower
23	0 minutes	Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
24	0 minutes	Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space	Lower
25	5 minutes	Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading	Higher
26	0 minutes	Parked in a special enforcement area more than 50 cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place	Higher
27	5 minutes	Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a dropped footway	Higher
30	5 minutes	Parked for longer than permitted	Lower
34	0 minutes	Being in a bus lane
35	5 minutes	Parked in a disc parking place without clearly displaying a valid disc	Lower
36	5 minutes	Parked in a disc parking place for longer than permitted	Lower
40	0 minutes	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person's badge	Higher
41	5 minutes	Parked in a parking place designated for diplomatic vehicles	Higher
42	0 minutes	Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles	Higher
45	0 minutes	Parked on a taxi rank	Higher
46	0 minutes	Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)	Higher
47	0 minutes	Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand	Higher
48	0 minutes	Stopped in a restricted area outside a school when prohibited	Higher
49	0 minutes	Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track or lane	Higher
55	5 minutes	A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of the Overnight Waiting Ban	Higher
56	0 minutes	Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction	Higher
57	0 minutes	Parked in contravention of a coach ban	Higher
61	5 minutes	A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways	Higher
62	0 minutes	Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway	Higher
63	0 minutes	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower
99	0 minutes	Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or crossing area marked by zigzags	Higher

Off Street Codes	Typical Observation Time	Contravention	Differential Level
70	5 minutes	Parked in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse	Higher
73	5 minutes	Parked without payment of the parking charge	Lower
74	0 minutes	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
77		--- Reserved for DVLA use ---
80	5 minutes	Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted	Lower
81	0 minutes	Parked in a restricted area in a car park	Higher
82	0 minutes	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
83	5 minutes	Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher or parking clock	Lower
84	0 minutes	Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond time first purchased	Lower
85	0 minutes	Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit	Higher
86	0 minutes	Parked beyond the bay markings	Lower
87	0 minutes	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner	Higher
89	0 minutes	Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight or height or length permitted in the area	Higher
90	0 minutes	Re-parked within one hour*** of leaving a bay or space in a car park	Lower
91	0 minutes	Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
92	0 minutes	Parked causing an obstruction	Higher
93	0 minutes	Parked in car park when closed	Lower
94	5 minutes	Parked in a pay and display car park without clearly displaying two* valid pay and display tickets when required	Lower
95	5 minutes	Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than the designated purpose for the parking place	Lower
96	5 minutes	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower

* Or other number required

** Motorists are not permitted time to obtain change away from the immediate area of the P&D machine or car park. Civil Enforcement Officers should observe queues at ticket machines and/or pedestrians who may be seeking change or returning to the vehicle in question, before issuing a Penalty Charge Notice.

*** or other specified time.

Penalty Charge Notice - Content

4.0 The Penalty Charge Notice will contain all details as stipulated under National Guidance and a number of photographs will be taken to clearly show both the registration number and the parking contravention. Recipients of Penalty Charge Notices will be given the option of paying the Notice via telephone (0845 5201357), pay online, via cheque payable to Nottinghamshire County Council posted to The Central Processing Unit, P.O. Box 10282, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 0DX or in person at the appropriate District or Borough Council Offices.