Contravention Code Number - 12 - Parking contraventions

Contravention code number

12

Contravention type

On-street

Description

Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone without either clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place, or without payment of the parking charge

Observation time period

Yes - 5 minutes is allowed from the time the CEO first observes the vehicle bar Greenways which has no observation period except where the vehicle was legally parked at the time the restrictions came into force where a 10 minute period applies for all schemes. This is to allow drivers sufficient time to return to the car with a P and D ticket or visitor permit.

Circumstances when a PCN may be cancelled
  • Blue Badge holders - no badge and/or clock displayed, or fallen down, or upside down, or obscured, may be cancelled on a first occasion if proof of possession of a valid Blue Badge is provided
  • loading / unloading - proof provided must satisfy that active loading/ unloading was taking place
  • broken down vehicle - proof provided must satisfy that vehicle could not be moved by circumstances beyond the drivers control
  • vehicle stolen - proof provided must satisfy that vehicle was taken without the owner's consent
  • pay & display (P&D) ticket - ticket not correctly displayed, or fallen down, or obscured may be cancelled on a first occasion if proof of possession of valid ticket at time of contravention is provided
  • physical permits - not correctly displayed, or fallen down, or obscured, or correctly validated may be cancelled on a first occasion if proof of permit is provided for the time of contravention
PCN level

Higher

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