What is a Parking Charge Notice?

A Parking Charge Notice (PCNs) is the result of a parking infringement on private land or in a car park which is operated by private organisations on behalf of the landowner.

Any notice you will have received will be due to a contravention of the terms and conditions
of parking on a particular site.

PCNs can be issued for various reasons relating to a breach of the terms and conditions stipulated on the car park’s signage.

If you are unsure of why you have been given a PCN please refer to your letter and this will detail the reason for the contravention.

Some of these include:

• Parking in a disabled bay without clearly displaying a valid permit.
• Parking in a parent and child bay without a child.
• Parking in a private area without a valid permit.
• Failure to display a valid ticket.
• Overstaying permitted hours.
• Parking in an area restricted to customers and leaving the site.
• Parking in a hatched area.
• Parking on yellow lines.
• Parking outside a bay or not parked correctly within the bay lines.