Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council ceased to exist on April 1st 2009 when its services
and responsibilities transferred to
Cheshire East Council. This website is available for information only.
Penalty Charges
Penalty Charges for contravention of
Parking Regulations- usually known as “
Parking
Fines”
Since the law changed in April of
2008, we have adopted a different system of penalty charges for
parking contraventions. (The new law is called the Traffic
Management Act 2004).
Two levels of Penalty Charges now apply- one for “higher
level” contraventions and one for "lower
level" contraventions. In each band a there is a discount
of 50% for payment within 14 days. The banded charges are as
follows:
|
Higher
level penalty charge
|
Lower level
penalty charge
|
Higher level penalty
charge paid early
|
Lower level penalty
charge paid early
|
|
£70
|
£50
|
£35
|
£25
|
This means that if a penalty charge
notice is issued for a higher level contravention, the full charge
will be £70.
The higher level
contraventions are listed below- in two tables, one for On-Street,
the other for Off Street, or Car Park, regulations. All other
contraventions are classed as Lower Level and attract the lower
penalty of £50.
1. On
Street Higher Level Contraventions - £70
Penalty
|
Code
|
Description
|
|
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 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 from
the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking
place
|
|
27
|
Parked adjacent to a dropped footway
|
|
40
|
Parked in a designated disabled person’s
parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s
badge
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
2. Off - Street (Car Park) Higher Level
Contraventions (£70 penalty)
|
Code
|
Description
|
|
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
|
|
89
|
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
|