Parking enforcement

Our civil parking officers are responsible for monitoring and enforcing parking regulations to reduce obstructions and ensure the safety of all road users. 

The council is responsible for the enforcement of: 

• Yellow lines
• Disabled parking bays
• Bus stops and clearways
• Disabled parking bays
• Council car parks
• Taxi ranks
• Pedestrian crossing and zig zag markings
• Controlled parking areas
• Dropped kerbs (vehicle crossovers)

The police are responsible for: 

• Obstruction of the highway 
• Dropped kerbs (vehicle crossovers) and where there are obstruction issues 
• Pavement parking 
• Moving traffic offences 

Civil enforcement officers monitor areas on foot and by car. They can issue penalty notices of either £70 or £50, which will be reduced by 50% if paid within 14 days. 

The council has one mobile enforcement vehicle which is fitted with CCTV and automatic number plate recognition technology. Any drivers recorded parked illegally outside schools, in bus stops or on zig zag lines will be issued with automatic penalty notice through the post.   

The camera cars operate five days a week subject to business needs.