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Who will receive a Penalty Charge
Notice?
 Penalty
Charge Notices will only be issued if someone ...
- Parks on yellow lines when waiting or loading restrictions
are in force
- Parks on a pay and display ticket machine space without
paying the correct amount or clearly displaying the ticket
as instructed
- Parks for longer than they have paid for in a pay and
display ticket machine space
- Parks in a suspended bay during controlled hours
- Parks in a permit-only parking space (such as in a Residents'
Parking Zone) without displaying the necessary valid permit
- Parks in a specially reserved bay, such as a loading place,
a disabled bay or a taxi rank unless they are authorised
to do so
- Parks at a bus stop or in a bus lane during prohibited
hours
How will it affect you?
The choice is yours:
- If you park correctly then you will not be affected.
- If you are caught parking in contravention of a waiting
restriction then you will be issued with a Penalty Charge
Notice for £60.
- If you pay the Penalty Charge Notice within 14 days you
need only pay £30.
- If you don't pay the Penalty Charge Notice you will be
served with a Notice to Owner (NtO).
- If payment still remains outstanding 28 days after the
NtO has been served the debt automatically increases by
50% to £90.
- Continued non-payment may eventually result in County
Court proceedings.
- You have the right to appeal against the Penalty Charge
Notice, and if this cannot be resolved with the District
Council, then your case would be considered by an independent
adjudicator.
How do I pay the Penalty Charge Notice?
Penalty Charge Notices can be paid by phone, by post or on
the internet at www.parkwise.org.uk Payment may be made in
the following ways: Cash (sterling), credit and debit cards
(Access, Visa, Mastercard, Switch), and Postal Orders (sterling).
All cheques should be made payable to ParkWise.
What happens to the money?
The money received from Penalty Charge Notices will be used
to pay for the provision of the parking service.
Are the Police still involved with parking issues?
Yes, the Police will retain responsibility for endorsable
parking enforcement issues (points on your licence) including
parking on pelican and zebra crossings, obstruction of the
highway and school keep-clears.
If someone has parked and they are not on a waiting restriction
but are obstructing a footpath, highway or access to your
property only the Police can deal with this.
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