Penalty Charge Notices: Contravention Code List On-Street - Appeal a PCN

These codes are used on Penalty Charge Notices and notices of rejection for civil enforcement. Click through the tabs below to see the full England and Wales list, plus the Exeter and Essex specific codes and suffix definitions.

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Code	Suffixes	Description	Level
01	ajoyz	Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours	Higher
02	ajo	Parked or loading / unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading / unloading restrictions are in force	Higher
04	cs	Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated	Lower
05	cgpsuv1	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
06	cipv1	Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher	Lower
07	cgmprsuv	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time	Lower
08	c	Parked at an out-of-order meter during controlled hours	Lower
09	ps	Parked displaying multiple pay & display tickets where prohibited	Lower
10	p	Parked without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required	Lower
11	gu	Parked without payment of the parking charge	Lower
12	arstuwy4	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place where required, or without payment of the parking charge	Higher
14	ay89	Parked in an electric vehicles' charging place during restricted hours without charging	Higher
16	abdehqstwxyz4569	Parked in a permit space or zone without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required	Higher
17	—	RESERVED FOR ROAD USER CHARGING USE	N/A
18	abcdefghmprsvxy12356789	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
19	airsuwxyz4	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone with an invalid virtual permit or displaying an invalid physical permit or voucher or pay and display ticket, or after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
20	—	Parked in a part of a parking place marked by a yellow line where waiting is prohibited	Higher
21	abcdefghlmnpqrsuvxy1256789	Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space	Higher
22	cfglmnopsv1289	Re-parked in the same parking place or zone within one hour after leaving	Lower
23	abcdefghklprsvwxy123789	Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
24	abcdefghlmpqrsvxy1256789	Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space	Lower
25	n2	Parked in a loading place or bay during restricted hours without loading	Higher
26	n	Parked in a special enforcement area more than 50 cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking place	Higher
27	no	Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge lowered to meet the level of the carriageway	Higher
28	no	Parked in a special enforcement area on part of the carriageway raised to meet the level of a footway, cycle track or verge	Higher
29	j	Failing to comply with a one-way restriction	N/A
30	acfglmnopsuy12789	Parked for longer than permitted	Lower
31	j	Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited	In use by councils with MTE powers
32	jdt	Failing to proceed in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign	In use by councils with MTE powers
33	jbcefghikqrsyz	Using a route restricted to certain vehicles	In use by councils with MTE powers
34	j0	Being in a bus lane	N/A
35	—	Parked in a disc parking place without clearly displaying a valid disc	Lower
36	j	Being in a mandatory cycle lane	N/A
37	j	Failing to give way to oncoming vehicles	N/A
38	jlr	Failing to comply with a sign indicating that vehicular traffic must pass to the specified side of the sign	In use by councils with MTE powers
40	n	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner	Higher
41	—	Stopped in a parking place designated for diplomatic vehicles	Higher
42	—	Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles	Higher
43	—	Stopped on a cycle docking station parking place	Higher
45	nw	Stopped on a taxi rank	Higher
46	n	Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)	Higher
47	jn	Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand	Higher
48	j	Stopped in a restricted area outside a school, a hospital or a fire, police or ambulance station when prohibited	Higher
49	j	Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track or lane	Higher
50	jlru	Performing a prohibited turn	*in use by councils with MTE powers
51	j	Failing to comply with a no entry restriction	N/A
52	jgmsvx	Failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle	In use by councils with MTE powers
53	cj	Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone	In use by councils with MTE powers
54	cj	Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone	In use by councils with MTE powers
55	—	A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of the Overnight Waiting Ban	Higher
56	—	Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction	Higher
57	—	Parked in contravention of a bus ban	Higher
58	—	Using a vehicle on a restricted street during prescribed hours without a valid permit	N/A
59	—	Using a vehicle on a restricted street during prescribed hours in breach of permit conditions	N/A
61	124cgn	A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways	Higher
62	124cgn	Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway	Higher
63	—	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower
67	—	Using a vehicle on a restricted street without a valid HGV Safety Permit	n/a
68	—	Using a vehicle on a restricted street in breach of HGV Safety Permit conditions	n/a
70	—	Parked in a loading place or bay during restricted hours without loading	Higher
71	—	Parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during restricted hours without charging	Higher
73	gu	Parked without payment of the parking charge	Lower
74	prs	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
75	—	RESERVED FOR LITTERING FROM MOTOR VEHICLES	—
77	—	RESERVED FOR DVLA USE	N/A
78	abdefghklpquv156789	Parked wholly or partly in a suspended bay or space	Higher
80	gu	Parked for longer than permitted	Lower
81	o	Parked in a restricted area in an off-street car park or housing estate	Higher
82	puv4	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
83	4	Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher or parking clock	Lower
84	gu	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time	Lower
85	abtrwyz45	Parked without a valid virtual permit or clearly displaying a valid physical permit where required	Higher
86	prs	Not parked correctly within the markings of a bay or space	Lower
87	—	Parked in a designated disabled person’s parking place without displaying a valid disabled person’s badge in the prescribed manner	Higher
89	—	Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight or height or length permitted	Higher
90	psuv	Re-parked in the same car park within one hour after leaving	Lower
91	cg	Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
92	o	Parked causing an obstruction	Higher
93	—	Parked in car park when closed	Lower
94	p	Parked in a pay & display car park without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required	Lower
95	—	Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than that designated	Lower
96	—	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower
99	no	Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or crossing area marked by zigzags	Higher

Contravention Codes