Parking Charges for Parking Tickets

Penalty Charges are set by a London-wide body called London Councils to ensure that charges are consistent throughout London.

In Haringey, we have two Bands for Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs):

• Band A - applies in the Wood Green Controlled Parking Zone and all bus lanes
• Band B - applies in all other parts of the borough

There are two levels of charges payable for PCNs, intended to provide a fair system of parking enforcement that penalises those who commit more serious contraventions. The two levels of charges are for serious, and less serious contraventions.

Serious Contraventions for parking penalties:

• Band A - £130 reduced to £65 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice. If the charge is not paid on receipt of the Notice to Owner it will increase to £195 when a Charge Certificate is issued, and it will increase further to £202 when registered as a debt.
• Band B - £110 reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice. If the charge is not paid on receipt of the Notice to Owner it will increase to £165 when a Charge Certificate is issued, and it will increase further to £172 when registered as a debt.

If the debt is passed to bailiffs for recovery, then you will have to pay the bailiffs fees as well.

Some examples of serious contraventions include:

• parking at bus stops
• parking on double yellow lines
• parking in a suspended bay
• parking in a bay without displaying a valid permit
• parking on pedestrian crossings
• parking in safety zones outside schools
• parking on yellow lines

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Less serious contraventions for parking penalties:

• Band A - £80 reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice. If the charge is not paid on receipt of the Notice to Owner it will increase to £120 when a Charge Certificate is issued, and it will increase further to £125 when registered as a debt.
• Band B - £60 reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.  the charge is not paid on receipt of the Notice to Owner it will increase to £90 when a Charge Certificate is issued, and it will increase further to £95 when registered as a debt.

If the debt is passed to bailiffs for recovery, then you will have to pay the bailiffs fees as well.

Some examples of less serious contraventions include:

• parking after the expiry of a pay and display ticket
• re-parking in the same space within the set time
• parking with engine running (where prohibited)
• parking for longer than permitted
• not parking correctly within the markings of the bay or space

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Important Note relating to Penalty Charge Notice under Contravention Code 12

The definition of this contravention is 'Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone without either clearly displaying a valid permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place, or without payment of the parking charge'.

This contravention carries the higher penalty charge. However, this charge may be reduced to the lower penalty charge if you were parked in order to visit a resident and can provide evidence.

Proof accepted by Haringey Council is a valid visitors’ parking permit, voucher, pay and display ticket and resident parking permit.

Please remember that if you want to challenge the issue of the Penalty Charge Notice, you should not send payment at this time, but follow the instruction on the notice.

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Other Parking charges

Please see the Vehicle Removals page for details of charges for illegally parked and untaxed vehicles. A full list of contraventions at each rate can be found in the attached files section below.