Deregulation Act and parking enforcement

Parking camera enforcement

The council only enforces parking restrictions by camera in the following instances:

• school keep clear markings
• bus stop/stand clearways
• red routes
• bus lanes

This legislation applies to parking restrictions only. It does not apply to Moving Traffic Contraventions such as banned turns, box junctions, etc which can still be enforced.

10-minute mandatory grace period in parking bays

We give a 10-minute grace period to vehicles parked in dedicated parking bays, where a period of permitted parking ends and controls then come into force. 

If a vehicle is parked legally in a designated parking bay when it is initially parked, then a 10-minute grace period should be given before a parking ticket is issued after it becomes illegally parked. 

We take a 'common sense' approach to kerbside management through our innovative Traffic Marshals scheme. 

The 10-minute grace period applies in parking bays in the following instances: 

• at the start of controlled hours when the bay reverts from being uncontrolled to controlled
• upon expiry of a paid for session during controlled hours
• upon expiry of a permitted ‘free’ parking period during controlled hours (for example a maximum stay)

The 10-minute grace period does not apply in the following instances:

• anywhere outside of a parking bay, for example on yellow lines, loading bans, footway, when double parked
• where a vehicle is parked in a permitted parking bay during controlled hours without permission, without a permit or without having made payment (beyond the first 10 minutes of control)