penalty charges for parking contraventions - Bath & North East Somerset Council

From the 31st March 2008 the Traffic Management Act 2004 (TMA) replaces the Road Traffic Act 1991 and the various London local authorities and Transport for London acts.

This provides the legislation which governs how we enforce parking regulations.

The TMA was introduced to tackle congestion and disruption on the road network and places a duty on local authorities to ensure the smooth running of traffic on their road network. The Act gives local authorities additional tools to better manage parking policies, moving traffic enforcement and the co-ordination of street works.

B&NES enforcement policy looks to follow the guidelines laid down by The Act, with particular regard to:

managing the highway network to ensure the efficient flow of traffic
improving road safety
improving the local environment
improving the quality and the accessibility of public transport
meeting the needs of people with disabilities
managing and reconciling the competing demands for kerb space
promoting compliance with traffic and parking regulations amongst drivers

What are the main changes?

The aim of the act is to provide a framework which is both fair to the motorist but still effective in enforcing parking and traffic regulations both inside and outside of London.

From the 31st March 2008 parking attendants will be known as civil enforcement officers, and will continue to enforce parking regulations on-street.

CCTV and mobile CCTV vehicles will be used to enforce parking and traffic regulations in areas of high congestion levels and parking stress.

The wording on the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) will also change to reflect provisions of the new act.

Penalty Charges for Parking Contraventions

NOTICE is hereby given that from 1st April 2008 the implementation of civil parking enforcement becomes effective in Bath and North East Somerset. Regulations under Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 require the introduction of variable charges for penalty charge notices and each Local Authority must set the level of penalty charges within specified Bands. Bath and North East Somerset Council has set the level of charges for parking contraventions as follows:

Charges for Lower level contraventions as described in Schedule 1 to this Notice.

Lower level penalty charge £50

Lower level penalty charge paid early £25

Lower level penalty charge paid after service of charge certificate £75

Charges for Higher level contraventions as described in Schedule 2 to this Notice.

Higher level penalty charge £75

Higher level penalty charge paid early £35

Higher level penalty charge paid after service of charge certificate £105

Any penalty charge notice issued from 1st April 2008 will be in accordance with the above levels.

Further information regarding the Council’s civil enforcement of parking can be obtained by telephoning 01225 394231.

Dated: 4th March 2008

ParkingServices MatthewSmith

Riverside AssistantDirector

Temple Street Environmental Services

Keynsham

Bristol

BS31 1LA

Schedule 1

Lower level contraventions - On Street

Code	Description
05	Parked after the expiry of paid for time
06	Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher
07	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time
19	Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone displaying an invalid permit, an invalid voucher or an invalid pay & display ticket
22	Re-parked in the same parking place within one hour (or other specified time) of leaving
24	Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space
30	Parked for longer than permitted
63	Parked with engine running where prohibited

Lower level contraventions - Off Street

80	Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted
82	Parked after the expiry of paid for time
83	Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher or parking clock
84	Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond time first purchased
86	Parked beyond the bay markings
90	Re-parked within one hour (or other specified time) of leaving a bay or space in a car park
95	Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than the designated purpose for the parking place
96	Parked with engine running where prohibited

Schedule 2

Higher level contraventions - On Street

01	Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours
02	Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force
12	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
14	Parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during restricted hours without charging
16	Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit
18	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited
20	Parked in a loading gap marked by a yellow line
21	Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space
23	Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle
25	Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading
26	Vehicle parked more than 50 centimetres or other specified distance from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place
27	Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a dropped footway
40	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner
41	Parked in a parking place designated for diplomatic vehicles
42	Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles
45	Parked on a taxi rank
46	Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)
47	Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand
48	Stopped in a restricted area outside a school when prohibited
49	Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track
55	A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of an overnight waiting ban
56	Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction
57	Parked in contravention of a coach ban
61	A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways
62	Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway (footway parking)
99	Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zig-zags

Higher level contraventions - Off Street

70	Parked in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse
74	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited
81	Parked in a restricted area in a car park
85	Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit
87	Parked in a disabled person’s parking space without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner
88	Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight and/or height and/or length permitted in the area
91	Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle
92	Parked causing an obstruction

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Introduction of Civil Enforcement of Parking

Traffic Management Act 2004