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London parking fines: PCN bands A and B
Independent site, not a council, operator or appeals service. You pay or appeal only through the channel printed on your notice.
Choose your borough band and the rate of the contravention: the tool gives the penalty, the reduced amount and the amount after a charge certificate.
London PCN by band
Penalty
£160
| Within 14 days | £80 |
| After a charge certificate | £240 |
| In force since | 7 April 2025 |
London sets its own penalty levels, separate from the rest of England. They are proposed by London Councils, the body of the 32 boroughs and the City of London, and approved by the Mayor; the current levels took effect on 7 April 2025. Boroughs are placed in one of two bands. In band A a higher-rate parking contravention costs £160 and a lower-rate one £110; in band B the figures are £140 and £90. Bus lane and moving traffic contraventions, such as yellow box junctions and banned turns, cost £160 across London, and Transport for London charges £160 on its red routes. As elsewhere in England, the penalty is halved if paid within 14 days, or 21 days for a camera notice sent by post, and rises by 50% after a charge certificate. Appeals that the council rejects go to London Tribunals, independent of the boroughs.
Last day for the reduced rate
Reduced rate until
15 November 2026
| Notice served on | 2 November 2026 |
| Period | 14 days beginning with service |
England: SI 2022/71 reg 10. A postal notice is served on the second working day after posting.
Rules, amounts and dates read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
The London levels in one table
| Contravention | Penalty | Within 14 days | After a charge certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A, higher | £160 | £80 | £240 |
| Band A, lower | £110 | £55 | £165 |
| Band B, higher | £140 | £70 | £210 |
| Band B, lower | £90 | £45 | £135 |
| Bus lane, moving traffic | £160 | £80 | £240 |
| TfL red route | £160 | £80 | £240 |
Higher or lower rate
The rate depends on the contravention, not the borough. Parking on a yellow line during restricted hours, in a disabled bay without a badge, on a footway or at a bus stop is higher rate. Overstaying in a paid bay, or parking in a bay with a ticket that has run out, is generally lower rate. The contravention code on your notice decides it, and the amount printed should match your borough's band.
Comparing London with the rest of England
The same higher-rate contravention costs £160 in a band A borough and £70 in a band 2 council outside London. Paid within the reduced-rate period, that is £80 against £35. The deadlines, though, follow the same national regulations (SI 2022/71): 14 days for the reduced rate, a Notice to Owner after 28 days, 28 days for formal representations. The second mini-tool above gives the last day of the reduced rate for your notice.
Appeals in London
The route is the national one. An informal challenge to the borough, for a windscreen notice, then formal representations after a Notice to Owner, which the borough must decide within 56 days (SI 2022/576). A rejection gives 28 days to appeal to London Tribunals, the independent adjudicators for London. They do not work for the boroughs or TfL, and the appeal itself is decided on the evidence both sides send. Our tribunal page explains how to prepare it.
Cameras in London
London has used cameras for bus lanes and moving traffic for many years, so many London penalties arrive by post. A camera notice sent by post gives 21 days for the reduced rate and goes straight to representations. If you drove into a box junction or a bus lane, see our pages on moving traffic and bus lanes, which explain what the images need to show.
Paying or challenging: a worked choice
A driver parks on a single yellow line in a band B borough during the restricted hours on 23 November 2026. The notice is £140. Paying within 14 days costs £70. Challenging informally within that time, with a photograph showing the time plate was missing, risks little: if the borough rejects it, it usually offers the reduced rate again. Waiting without doing anything leads to the full £140 after the Notice to Owner and £210 after a charge certificate. The difference between acting in the first fortnight and doing nothing is £140.
A note on removals
London boroughs set their own charges for removing and storing vehicles; they are not the national scale used outside London. If your car was towed in London, the borough's pound states the fees. Everything else on the notice, including the right to challenge after paying to release the car, works as described on our PCN guide.