Civil Parking Enforcement Policy 2008

Standard Contravention Codes, Penalty Charge Level & Observation Times

*(Not all Contravention Codes are used in all Council areas)* Code	Observation Time & Notes	Contravention	Differential Penalty Charge level
01	5 min	Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours	Higher
02	0 min	Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force	Higher
04	0 min	Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated	Lower
05	0 min	Parked after the expiry of paid for time at a pay & display bay	Lower
06	0 min**	Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher	Lower
07	0 min	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time (‘meter feeding’)	Lower
12	0 min	Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher or pay & display ticket issued for that place	Higher
16	0 min	Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit	Higher
18	0 min	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
19	0 min	Parked in a residents’ or shared use parking place or zone displaying an invalid permit, invalid voucher or an invalid pay & display ticket.	Lower
21	0 min	Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space	Higher
22	0 min	Re-parked in the same parking place within one hour of leaving	Lower
23	0 min	Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
24	0 min	Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space	Lower
25	GV* 10 min	Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading	Higher
26	0 min	Vehicle parked more than 50 cm from the kerb and not within a designated parking place.	Higher
27	0 min	Parked adjacent to a dropped footway	Higher
30	0 min	Parked for longer than permitted	Lower
40	0 min	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge.	Higher
45	0 min	Parked on a taxi rank	Higher
47	0 min	Parked on a restricted bus stop/stand	Higher
48	0 min	Stopped in a restricted area outside a school	Higher
49	0 min	Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track	Higher
99	0 min	Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zig-zags	Higher
80	0 min	Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted	Lower
81	0 min	Parked in a restricted area in a car park	Higher
82	0 min	Parked after the expiry of time paid for in a pay & display** car park	Lower
83	0 min	Parked in a pay & display** car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket	Lower
85	0 min	Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit	Higher
86	0 min	Parked beyond the bay markings	Lower
87	0 min	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking space without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner	Higher
89	0 min	Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight and/or height permitted in the area	Higher
91	0 min	Parked in an area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
92	0 min	Parked causing an obstruction	Higher
93	0 min	Parked in car park when closed	Lower

*GV = Goods Vehicle - 10 min observation.

** Visitors 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.

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