Parking and traffic charges in London

Find out what the current charges and fees are for various parking and traffic contraventions in London.

Find out what the current charges and fees are for various parking and traffic contraventions in London.

Parking Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs)

 HigherLower
Band A£160£110
Band B£140£90

Higher level penalties apply to contraventions which are considered more serious, such as parking on yellow lines or where an obstruction is caused. Lower level penalties apply generally where parking is permitted but the regulations are contravened, such as overstaying on a pay and display bay.

How do I know if I'm in Band A or Band B?

Band A covers all of the following boroughs: 

BarnetBrentCamdenCity of London
CroydonEalingEnfieldGreenwich
HackneyHammersmith & FulhamHaringeyHounslow
IslingtonKensington & ChelseaMertonNewham
RedbridgeTower HamletsWaltham Forest City of Westminster

Other areas that Band A cover:

  • The North of Wandsworth
  • The North of Lambeth
  • The North of Southwark
  • The North of Lewisham
  • The West of Barking and Dagenham
  • The town centres of a number of Outer London boroughs

The rest will operate under Band B.

Bus lane and minor moving traffic contraventions

Bus lane contraventions£160
Minor moving traffic contraventions£160

London Lorry Control Scheme contraventions

For drivers£130
For operators£550

Discount for early payment

Payment within 14 days (or within 21 days if the PCN was issued by a CCTV operation) will result in a 50% discount of the charge.

Additional parking fees

Fee to release wheel clamp£100
Fee to release vehicle from a pound£280
Daily storage fee£55
Vehicle disposal fee£100

List of Contravention Codes 

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