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£130£80
Band B£110£60

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£130
Minor moving traffic contraventions£130

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.

Other charges

Release from wheel clamp£70
Release from car pound£200
Storage charge£40 per day
Disposal fee£70

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO PENALTY CHARGES AND ADDITIONAL FEES

London Councils' Transport and Environment Committee has a statutory role in setting penalty levels and additional fees for parking and traffic contraventions on behalf of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London, and publishing the levels set. It always undertakes consultation before doing so.

 

Following a determination by the London Councils Transport and Environment Committee, approval by the Mayor of London, and having received no objection within the period of one month of notifying the Secretary of State for Transport, the following increase in penalty charges and additional fees will take effect in the 32 London boroughs and the City of London from 7 April 2025.

 

Parking penalties at the higher level will increase by £30 to:

  • £160 (Band A) reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

  • £140 (Band B) reduced to £70 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

 

Parking penalties at the lower level will increase by £30 to:

  • £110 (Band A) reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

  • £90 (Band B) reduced to £45 if paid within 14 days from the date of issue of the Penalty Charge Notice.

 

Bus Lane and Moving Traffic contraventions will also increase by £30 as of the above date to:

 

  • Penalty for contraventions of bus lane regulations - £160

  • Penalty for moving traffic contraventions - £160

 

A full list of contraventions can be found on this page below.

 

(Please note, the Operator's penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £550 and the Driver's penalty for contravention of the London Lorry Control Scheme will remain unchanged, at £130).

 

Additional parking fees in relation to clamping and removing vehicles found in contravention will increase to: 

 

  • Release fee from wheel clamp = £100

  • Release fee from car pound = £280

  • Daily storage fee = £55 per day

  • Disposal fee = £100

 

Dated 14 March 2025

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