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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, parked where there is a yellow line AND yellow markings on the kerb.
04: Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated. You must move your car before the time purchased has expired.
05: Parked after the expiry of paid for time at a pay and display bay. You must move your car before the pay and display ticket has expired.
06: Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket. The pay and display ticket must be clearly displayed on the windscreen.
07: Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond the initial time (Meter Feeding).
08: Parked at an out of order meter during controlled hours. If a meter shows out of order you are not permitted to park there.
09: Parked displaying multiple pay and display tickets where prohibited.
15: Parked in a resident parking space without clearly displaying a valid resident parking permit.
16: Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit.
20: Parked in a loading gap marked by a yellow line between two spaces.
21: Parked in a suspended bay/ space or part of a bay/space.
22: Re-parked in the same parking space within 1 hour of leaving.
23: Parked in a parking space or area not designated for that class of vehicle.
24: Not parked correctly within the markings of a bay or space.
25: Parked in a loading bay during restricted hours without loading.
26: Vehicle parked more than 50cm from the kerb, and not then within a designated parking space.
27: Parked across a dropped footway.
30: Parked for longer than permitted.
31: Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited
32 (d,t,w): Failing to drive in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign
33 (b,c,e,f,g,h,i,k,s,q): Using a route restricted to certain vehicles
34 (see 33): Vehicle seen contravening a bus lane.
37: Failing to comply with a give way to oncoming vehicles sign
40: Parked in a designated disabled persons parking space without clearly displaying a valid disability badge.
45: Parked in a taxi rank.
47: Parked on a restricted bus stop / stand.
48: Stopped in a restricted area outside of a school.
50 (l,r,u): Failing to comply with a sign indicating a prohibited turn
51: Failing to comply with a no entry sign
52 (g,m,s,v,x): Failing to comply with a sign indicating a prohibition on certain types of vehicles
53: Failing to comply with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone
55: A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street, in contravention of the over night waiting van.
62: Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than the carriageway (footpath parking).
82: Parked after expiry of time paid for in a pay and display car park.
83: Parked in a pay and display car park, without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket.
99: Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or area marked by zigzags.
no code currently allocated: Failing to stop at a stop line
 

Pedestrian zone contraventions

Contravention code 53:
Failing to comply with a sign indicating restrictions on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone, and, failing to comply with a sign indicating restrictions on vehicles entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone

 

Many local authorities are now enforcing their pedestrian zones using CCTV. However some like Camden in London are continually criticised for not installing compliant signage. They are quick to enforce but often ignore adjudicators decisions against them.

 

Sample signs:

 

 

How to have your penalty charge notice (PCN) for this moving traffic contravention cancelled.

Before checking the specific information relating to this offence you will need to check the following general information.

General advice for all moving traffic contraventions

What a penalty charge notice (PCN) must contain

Statutory grounds for appeal

 

Specific grounds of appeal for this contravention

As the contravention is that of “failing to comply with a sign indicating restrictions on entering a pedestrian zone, (or entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone)” it is important to remember that in order to prove this contravention that the enforcing authority must actually show you passing the sign during restricted hours and subsequent movement by the vehicle including whether it parks, stops or traverses the restricted length/area It is not sufficient to simply show you in or entering a pedestrian zone. You can ask to see the video or photographic evidence.

Was the signage clear, on both sides of the street, illuminated and placed before the restrictions actually start.

Were there road markings, if so did they contain exactly the same restrictions as the signs.

Were you loading/unloading? Usually there will be an exemption relating to loading to premises within the zone. If you were loading within the street, or in fact drove through the street but parked elsewhere in order to return to the street to make a delivery, then you may not have committed a contravention.

Were you displaying a disabled badge as quite often there are concessions relating to disabled badge holders.   

If there are restrictions at certain times were times stated on the Penalty charge notice (PCN) actually the same as on the signs.

 

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