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Parking enforcement

Broxbourne Borough Council is responsible for the enforcement of parking controls in the Council's car parks and on street.

 

On the 31 March 2008 new legislation was introduced by the Government which affects the way councils throughout the country deal with parking enforcement. This is the Traffic Management Act 2004 and the most significant changes include:

  • Eleanor Road Car ParkDecriminalised Parking Enforcement has become Civil Parking Enforcement
  • A two tier level of penalty charges to reflect the seriousness of the contravention
  • Parking attendants are now known as Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs)
  • The power to serve a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) by post if the driver drives away before the PCN can be served
  • CEOs will be able to enforce double parking as well as parking across dropped footways. It should, however be noted that at the present time in Broxbourne these powers will not be applied.

 

New tariffs for Penalty Charge Notices

Higher level penalty charge

Lower level penalty charge

£70 (discounted to £35 if paid within 14 days including date of issue).

£50 (discounted to £25 if paid within 14 days including date of issue)

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Pay a Penalty Charge Notice

How to Challenge a Penalty Charge Notice

 

 

What happens if I do not challenge or pay the PCN?

  • If the correct payment is not received and no written representations have been received within 28 days, a 'Notice to Owner' will be issued
  • If payment is not received within 28 days of this Notice, the charge increases by 50 per cent, and a charge certificate will be issued
  • Failure to pay the increased amount may result in registration of the debt at County Court and a warrant being issued to bailiffs
  • It is therefore very important not to ignore the PCN – either pay it as soon as possible or write to the Council setting out the details of your representation.

 

Please note: Once a ticket has been issued, it cannot be cancelled by a CEO, so please do not ask. Threatening behaviour, verbal or physical abuse towards CEOs will not be tolerated, and will be reported to the police. Please make a representation to the Council who will consider the circumstances of the ticket's issue.

 

For more information about Penalty Charge Notices visit patrol-uk

 

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