Parking Contraventions

Trafford Council has structure of differential charges for the amount of the penalty charges that will apply to parking within the Trafford area.

Higher Level

Higher level penalty charge - £70
Higher level penalty charge paid early - £35
Higher level penalty charge paid after service of charge certificate - £105

Lower Level

Lower level penalty charge - £50
Lower level penalty charge paid early - £25
Lower level penalty charge paid after service of charge certificate - £75

Higher and Lower Level Contravention Definitions

On-street Lower Level
On-Street Higher Level
Off-street Lower Level
Off-street Higher Level

On-street Lower Level

Code	Description	Differential Level
5	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
6	Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher	Lower
7	Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time	Lower
19	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone displaying an invalid permit, an invalid voucher or an invalid pay and display ticket	Lower
22	Re-parked in the same parking place or zone within one hour of leaving	Lower
24	Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space	Lower
30	Parked for longer than permitted	Lower
63	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower

On-Street Higher Level

Code	Description	Differential Level
1	Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours	Higher
2	Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force	Higher
12	Parked in a residents' or shared use parking place or zone without clearly displaying either a permit or voucher or pay and display ticket issued for that place	Higher
16	Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit	Higher
18	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
21	Parked in a suspended bay or space or part of bay or space	Higher
23	Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
25	Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading	Higher
40	Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without displaying a valid disabled person's badge in the prescribed manner	Higher
45	Parked on a taxi rank	Higher
46	Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)	Higher
47	Stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand	Higher
48	Stopped in a restricted area outside a school when prohibited	Higher
49	Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track or lane	Higher
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 coach ban	Higher
61	A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways	Higher
62	Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway	Higher
99	Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or crossing area marked by zigzags	Higher

Off-street Lower Level

Code	Description	Differential Level
73	Parked without payment of the parking charge	Lower
80	Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted	Lower
82	Parked after the expiry of paid for time	Lower
83	Parked in a car park without clearly displaying a valid pay & display ticket or voucher or parking clock	Lower
84	Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond time first purchased	Lower
86	Parked beyond the bay markings	Lower
90	Re-parked within one hour of leaving a bay or space in a car park	Lower
93	Parked in car park when closed	Lower
94	Parked in a pay and 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 the designated purpose for the parking place	Lower
96	Parked with engine running where prohibited	Lower

Off-street Higher Level

Code	Description	Differential Level
70	Parked in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse	Higher
74	Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	Higher
81	Parked in a restricted area in a car park	Higher
85	Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit	Higher
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 in the area	Higher
91	Parked in a car park or area not designated for that class of vehicle	Higher
92	Parked causing an obstruction	Higher