Your ticket
How much is a PCN? Every council level in the UK
Pick who issued the notice, its band and rate, and when you pay: the calculator gives the amount due, the reduced rate and the amount after a charge certificate.
How much is my council PCN now?
You pay
£35
| Penalty on the notice | £70 |
| Reduced rate (50% off) | £35 |
| After a charge certificate (+50%) | £105 |
Band and rate are printed on the notice with the contravention code. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have no bands.
A council Penalty Charge Notice has no single price: the amount depends on where you were, on the band your council uses and on how serious the contravention is. In England outside London, regulations made in 2022 set two bands, £60 and £40 in band 1, £70 and £50 in band 2, the higher figure for contraventions such as parking on yellow lines or in a disabled bay, the lower for things like overstaying. London has its own bands, raised on 7 April 2025: band A at £160 and £110, band B at £140 and £90, with bus lane and moving traffic penalties at £160. Wales charges £70 or £50, Scotland up to £100, Northern Ireland £90. Everywhere the penalty is halved if paid quickly and increased by half after a charge certificate.
What a charge certificate adds
Amount after the certificate
£105
| Increase | £35 |
| Order for recovery after | 14 days |
| Witness statement within | 21 days |
Rules, amounts and dates read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method
England outside London
| Band and level | Penalty | Within the reduced-rate period | After a charge certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1, higher | £60 | £30 | £90 |
| Band 1, lower | £40 | £20 | £60 |
| Band 2, higher | £70 | £35 | £105 |
| Band 2, lower | £50 | £25 | £75 |
Each council outside London picks one band for its area. Most large towns use band 2. The reduced rate lasts 14 days from service, or 21 days for a camera notice sent by post.
London boroughs and TfL
| Band | Higher | Lower | Higher, reduced | Higher, after certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £160 | £110 | £80 | £240 |
| Band B | £140 | £90 | £70 | £210 |
| Bus lane and moving traffic | £160 | £80 | £240 | |
| TfL red routes | £160 | £80 | £240 |
Inner and busier boroughs are generally in band A, others in band B; the borough's own website states which. Our London page and red route page go further.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
| Nation | Penalty | Reduced | After certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales, higher | £70 | £35 | £105 |
| Wales, lower | £50 | £25 | £75 |
| Scotland, maximum | £100 | £50 | £150 |
| Northern Ireland | £90 | £45 | £135 |
In Scotland the maximum rose from £60 to £100 on 1 April 2023, and councils may charge less; pavement parking, dropped kerb and double parking penalties must be £100. A consultation on Scottish levels closed on 30 January 2026: the levels above stay until any change is made.
Reading your own notice
Three details on the notice tell you which line of these tables is yours. The first is the issuer: a London borough, Transport for London, or a council elsewhere. The second is the contravention code and its description, which decides between the higher and the lower level. The third is the amount itself, which should match the band of that council. If the amount printed is above the level that applies to your contravention, the regulations treat that as a ground of appeal in its own right, and our formal representations page explains how to raise it.
Take two drivers parked on single yellow lines during the hours of restriction, one in a band 2 town outside London and one in a band A London borough, both on 16 November 2026. The first owes £70, or £35 if paid within the reduced-rate period, and £105 after a charge certificate. The second owes £160, £80 or £240. Same contravention, same day, a difference of £90 on the full penalty: the place decides the price.
The calculator at the top of this page applies the same rules to any combination. It shows the amount for the stage you choose, so you can see what waiting costs. For the dates of each stage on your own notice, use the deadline countdown.
What the amount does not include
If your car was removed, the release costs come on top: outside London £105 for removal and £12 a day for storage (see towed or clamped). Once a debt reaches enforcement agents, fixed fees are added under separate regulations, covered on our bailiffs page. The second mini-tool above shows what a charge certificate adds to any amount you type.