Statutory guidance

How local authorities should enforce parking restrictions

Regulations for local authorities on how to approach, carry out and review the enforcement of parking restrictions.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 28 February 2008
• Last updated: 20 October 2022
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  1. 20 October 2022

     Added guidance about use of suffixes for local authorities.

  2. 26 August 2022

     Changed to reflect updates to statutory guidance.

  3. 22 June 2020

     Penalty charge notices can now be issued by post when enforcing parking and loading restrictions in mandatory cycle lanes using evidence from an approved camera device.

  4. 20 November 2015

     New and revised sections on local authority enforcement activities and parking enforcement.

  5. 25 March 2015

     Updated version of statutory guidance published.

  6. 6 March 2015

     A new draft of this guidance has been published.

  7. 28 February 2008

     First published.

Applies to England

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Statutory guidance for local authorities in England on civil enforcement of parking contraventions

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Statutory guidance setting out the policy framework on how to approach, carry out and review civil parking enforcement.

Enforcement authorities in England should use this guidance in conjunction with the regulations that give effect to the parking provisions in the Traffic Management Act.