Types of Parking Ticket Issued

In the graph and table below you can see a breakdown between Contravention Codes for the parking tickets (PCNs) issued in a typical year by the London Boroughs.

This table shows how many of each type of ticket are issued in a typical year by the local authorities we have analysed so far

Rank	Type	Contravention	Total
1	On Street	Contravention Code 12: Parked in a residents or shared use parking place without clearly displaying a permit or pay and display ticket issued for that location	989,999 18.9%
2	On Street	Contravention Code 1: Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours	606,920 11.6%
3	Moving	Contravention Code 50: Performing a prohibited turn	354,778 6.8%
4	Moving	Contravention Code 31: Entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited	348,987 6.6%
5	Bus Lane	Contravention Code 34: Being in a bus lane	340,930 6.5%
6	On Street	Contravention Code 62: Parked with one or more wheels on any part of an urban road other than a carriageway (footway parking)	233,865 4.5%
7	Moving	Contravention Code 52: Failing to comply with a sign indicating a prohibition on certain types of vehicles	221,677 4.2%
8	On Street	Contravention Code 6: Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket	187,832 3.6%
9	On Street	Contravention Code 11: Parked without payment of the parking charge	184,903 3.5%
10	On Street	Contravention Code 2: Parked or loading/unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/unloading restrictions are in force	166,958 3.2%
11	Moving	Contravention Code 53: Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone	156,405 3.0%
12	On Street	Contravention Code 19: Parked in a residents or shared use parking place displaying an invalid permit, invalid voucher or an invalid pay and display ticket	144,560 2.8%
13	On Street	Contravention Code 21: Parked in a suspended bay/space or part of bay/space	118,534 2.3%
14	On Street	Contravention Code 47: Stopped on a restricted bus stop/stand	108,247 2.1%
15	Moving	Contravention Code 33: Using a route restricted to certain vehicles	104,780 2.0%
16	On Street	Contravention Code 5: Parked after the expiry of paid for time at a pay and display bay	101,993 1.9%
17	On Street	Contravention Code 16: Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit	92,269 1.8%
18	Moving	Contravention Code 51: Failing to comply with a no entry sign	87,367 1.7%
19	Moving	Contravention Code 32: Failing to drive in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign	82,523 1.6%
20	Off Street	Contravention Code 83: Parked in a pay and display car park without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket	74,561 1.4%
21	Moving	Contravention Code 38: Failing to comply with a sign indicating that vehicular traffic must pass to the specified side of the sign	73,513 1.4%
22	On Street	Contravention Code 25: Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading	55,169 1.1%
23	On Street	Contravention Code 40: Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person's badge	53,050 1.0%
24	On Street	Contravention Code 27: Parked adjacent to a dropped footway	50,250 1.0%
25	Off Street	Contravention Code 85: Parked in a permit bay without clearly displaying a valid permit	42,278 0.8%
26	On Street	Contravention Code 30: Parked for longer than permitted	38,638 0.7%
27	Off Street	Contravention Code 73: Parked without payment of the parking charge	35,255 0.7%
28	Off Street	Contravention Code 82: Parked after the expiry of time paid for in a pay and display car park	29,251 0.6%
29	On Street	Contravention Code 23: Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle	28,709 0.5%
30	On Street	Contravention Code 48: Stopped in a restricted area outside a school	27,335 0.5%
31	On Street	Contravention Code 24: Not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space	20,345 0.4%
32	On Street	Contravention Code 26: Vehicle parked more than 50cm from the edge of the carriageway and not within a designated parking space	10,982 0.2%
33	On Street	Contravention Code 99: Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/or crossing area marked by zig-zags	10,217 0.2%
34	On Street	Contravention Code 45: Parked on a taxi rank	10,106 0.2%
35	Moving	Contravention Code 37: Failing to give way to oncoming vehicles	10,036 0.2%
36	Off Street	Contravention Code 86: Parked beyond the bay markings	8,039 0.2%
37	Off Street	Contravention Code 81: Parked in a restricted area in a car park	6,007 0.1%
38	Off Street	Contravention Code 87: Parked in a disabled person's parking space without clearly displaying a valid disabled person's badge	5,321 0.1%
39	On Street	Contravention Code 61: A heavy commercial vehicle wholly or partly parked on a footway, verge or land between two carriageways	4,887
40	Moving	Contravention Code 54: Failing to comply with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone	4,147
41	Moving	Contravention Code 29: Failing to comply with a one-way restriction	3,687
42	On Street	Contravention Code 14: Parked in an electric vehicles' charging place during restricted hours without charging	2,895
43	On Street	Contravention Code 55: A commercial vehicle parked in a restricted street in contravention of the Overnight Waiting Ban	2,711
44	On Street	Contravention Code 28: Parked in a special enforcement area on part of the carriageway raised to meet the level of a footway, cycle track or verge	2,580
45	Off Street	Contravention Code 92: Parked causing an obstruction	1,815
46	Off Street	Contravention Code 91: Parked in an area not designated for that class of vehicle	1,105
47	On Street	Contravention Code 41: Parked in a parking place designated for diplomatic vehicles	837
48	Off Street	Contravention Code 93: Parked in a car park when closed	731
49	On Street	Contravention Code 46: Stopped where prohibited (on a red route or clearway)	524
50	On Street	Contravention Code 7: Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond the initial time (meter feeding)	430
51	Off Street	Contravention Code 80: Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted	357
52	On Street	Contravention Code 49: Parked wholly or partly on a cycle track	350
53	On Street	Contravention Code 22: Re-parked in the same parking space within one hour of leaving	257
54	Off Street	Contravention Code 71: Parked in an electric vehicles’ charging place during restricted hours without charging	240
55	On Street	Contravention Code 42: Parked in a parking place designated for police vehicles	220
56	On Street	Contravention Code 18: Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	220
57	On Street	Contravention Code 20: Parked in a loading gap	195
58	Off Street	Contravention Code 70: Parked in a loading area during restricted hours without reasonable excuse	189
59	On Street	Contravention Code 63: Parked with engine running where prohibited	115
60	Off Street	Contravention Code 95: Parked in a parking place for a purpose other than the designated purpose for the parking place	85
61	Off Street	Contravention Code 84: Parked with additional payment made to extend the stay beyond the first time purchased	56
62	On Street	Contravention Code 4: Parked in a meter bay when penalty time is indicated	29
63	On Street	Contravention Code 43: Stopped on a cycle docking station parking place	18
64	On Street	Contravention Code 8: Parked at an out-of-order meter during controlled hours - electronic meters only	11
65	Off Street	Contravention Code 74: Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited	9
66	On Street	Contravention Code 10: Parked without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required	9
67	On Street	Contravention Code 9: Parked displaying multiple pay and display tickets where prohibited	6
68	On Street	Contravention Code 56: Parked in contravention of a commercial vehicle waiting restriction - non overnight waiting restriction	6
69	On Street	Contravention Code 57: Parked in contravention of a coach ban - non overnight waiting restriction	5
70	Off Street	Contravention Code 94: Parked in a pay and display car park without clearly displaying two valid pay and display tickets when required	4
71	Off Street	Contravention Code 96: Parked with the engine running where prohibited	4
72	On Street	Contravention Code 35: Parked in a disc parking place without clearly displaying a valid disc	3
73	Off Street	Contravention Code 89: Vehicle parked exceeds maximum weight and/or height and/or length permitted in the area	2
74	Off Street	Contravention Code 90: Re-parked within one hour of leaving a bay or space in a car park	1

The 'Total' column is calculated from our assessment of the number of tickets issued in a typical year. We calculate this from our Parking Tickets Database where we hold ticket data for multiple years.