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    Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) contravention codes

    Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) contravention codes are a standard system of digit-based codes used throughout Northern Ireland. These appear on each parking ticket (PCN) or bus lane PCN, along with a description of the offence.

    Contravention codes

    Below is a list of PCN contravention codes with the relevant code number and contravention description.

    On-street contravention codes for double and single yellow lines

    Contravention code Description
    01 Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours (non-goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 01

    01- Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours (goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 01-

    01. Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours (Blue Badge - parked for longer than three hours)


    Further details of contravention code 01.

    01x Parked in a restricted street within 15m of a junction


    Further details of contravention code 01x

    01P

    Parked in a restricted street - temporary prohibition of waiting (police cones) (non-goods vehicles)

    Further details of contravention code 01P

    01-P

    Parked in a restricted street - temporary prohibition of waiting (police cones) (goods vehicles)

    Further details of contravention code 01-P

    02 Parked or loading/ unloading in a restricted street where waiting and loading/ unloading restrictions are in force


    Further details of contravention code 02

    02r

    Parked or loading/ unloading in a restricted parking zone

    Further details of contravention code 02r

    Other on-street contravention codes

    Contravention code Description
    05 Parked after the expiry of paid time at a pay and display bay


    Further details of contravention code 05

    05M

    Parked in a residents parking zone after the expiry of paid time at a pay and display bay

    Further details of contravention code 05M

    06 Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket (non-goods vehicles) or having a valid cashless parking event


    Further details of contravention code 06

    06. Parked without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket (goods vehicles) or having a valid cashless parking event


    Further details of contravention code 06.

    07

    Parked with payment made to extend the stay beyond initial time (meter feeding)

     

    Further details of contravention code 07
    12

    Parked in a residents parking zone without having or displaying a valid permit (non-goods vehicle)

    Further details of contravention code 12

    12-

    Parked in a residents parking zone without having or displaying a valid permit (goods vehicle)

    Further details of contravention code 12-

    12M

    Parked in a residents parking zone without having or displaying a valid permit, or having a valid cashless parking event, or valid pay and display ticket (non-goods vehicle)

    Further details of contravention code 12M

    12M-

    Parked in a residents parking zone without having or displaying a valid permit, or having a valid cashless parking event, or valid pay and display ticket (goods vehicle)

    Further details of contravention code 12M-

    14

    Parked in an electric vehicle charging place during restricted hours without charging

    Further details of contravention code 14

    16 Parked in a permit space without displaying a valid permit


    Further details of contravention code 16

    22

    Re-parked in the same parking place within one hour (or other given time) of leaving

    Further details of contravention code 22

    23 Parked in a parking place or area not designated for that class of vehicle


    Further details of contravention code 23

    24 Not parked wholly within the markings of the bay or space (Controlled Parking Zones only)


    Further details of contravention code 24

    24. Not parked wholly within the markings of the bay or space (non-goods vehicles) (Controlled Parking Zones only)


    Further details of contravention code 24.

    24-

    Not parked wholly within the markings of the bay or space (goods vehicles) (Controlled Parking Zones only)

    Further details of contravention code 24-

    25 Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading (non-goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 25

    25. Parked in a loading place during restricted hours without loading (goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 25.

    26 Vehicle not parked close to the edge of carriageway and not within a designated parking space


    Further details of contravention code 26

    30 Parked for longer than permitted


    Further details of contravention code 30

    40 Parked in a designated disabled person's parking place without clearly displaying a valid disabled person's parking badge


    Further details of contravention code 40

    43 Parked in a parking place designated for doctors' vehicles


    Further details of contravention code 43

    44 Parked in a parking place designated for coaches


    Further details of contravention code 44

    45 Parked on a taxi rank


    Further details of contravention code 45

    46C

    Parked on a clearway during hours of operation

    Further details of contravention code 46C

    46F Parked on a footway next to a clearway which is not permitted at any time


    Further details of contravention code 46F

    47 Parked on a restricted bus stop/ stand


    Further details of contravention code 47

    47F

    Parked on a footway adjacent to a bus stop/ stand
     

    Further details of contravention code 47F

    48

    Parked in a restricted area outside a school

    Further details of contravention code 48

    48F

    Parked on a footway adjacent to a mandatory School Keep Clear area
     

    Further details of contravention code 48F

    49 Parked wholly or partly on a mandatory cycle lane


    Further details of contravention code 49

    49F

    Parked on a footway adjacent to a mandatory cycle lane
     

    Further details of contravention code 49F

    54 Failing to comply with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a Pedestrian Zone (where loading is not permitted)


    Further details of contravention code 54

    54- Failing to comply with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a Pedestrian Zone (non-goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 54-

    54.

    Failing to comply with a sign indicating a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a Pedestrian Zone (goods vehicles)

    Further details of contravention code 54.

    99C

    Stopped on a pedestrian crossing and/ or crossing area marked by zigzags

    Further details of contravention code 99C

    99F

    Stopped on a footway next to a pedestrian crossing and/ or crossing area marked by zigzags

    Further details of contravention code 99F

    Bus lane and other bus priority measures contravention codes

    Contravention code Description
    34 Vehicle seen contravening bus lane regulations


    Further details of contravention code 34

    34. Vehicle seen contravening bus lane regulations (non-goods vehicles)


    Further details of contravention code 34.

    34-

    Vehicle seen contravening bus lane regulations (goods vehicles)

    Further details of contravention code 34-

    34B

    Vehicle seen contravening Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) route bus lane regulations (Blue Badge)

    Further details of contravention code 34B 

    34F

    Vehicle detected contravening bus lane regulations, fixed camera enforcement

    Further details of contravention code 34F

    34M Vehicle detected contravening bus lane regulations, mobile camera enforcement


    Further details of contravention code 34M

    34P

    Parked on a footway adjacent to a bus lane

     

    Further details of contravention code 34P

    51 Vehicle detected failing to comply with a 'No Entry' sign (buses-only street), fixed camera enforcement


    Further details of contravention code 51

    Off-street (car parks) contravention codes

    Contravention code Description
    71 Parked in an electric vehicle charging place during operating hours without charging


    Further details of contravention code 71

    80 Parked for longer than the maximum period permitted


    Further details of contravention code 80

    82

    Parked after the expiry of time paid for in a pay and display car park

    Further details of contravention code 82

    83 Parked in a pay and display car park without clearly displaying a valid pay and display ticket or having a valid cashless parking event


    Further details of contravention code 83

    86 Not parked wholly within the markings of the bay/ space


    Further details of contravention code 86

    87 Parked in a person with a disability's parking space without clearly displaying a valid person with a disability badge


    Further details of contravention code 87

    91 Parked in an area not designated for that class of vehicle


    Further details of contravention code 91

    Parking Enforcement Protocol

    The Parking Enforcement Protocol provides information on parking enforcement, including:

    • procedures for issuing parking tickets
    • the role of traffic attendants
    • the process for challenging a penalty charge notice
    • details on the contravention codes used

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    Parking and parking enforcement

    • Challenge a parking ticket (Penalty Charge Notice)
    • Enforcement of bus lanes and bus-only streets
    • Exemptions to parking restrictions
    • Make a representation about a parking ticket (Penalty Charge Notice)
    • Off-street and on-street parking
    • On-street pay and display tariffs for controlled parking zones
    • Parking advice and parking schemes
    • Parking enforcement
    • Parking Enforcement Protocol
    • Parking tickets (Penalty Charge Notices)
    • Pay a parking ticket (Penalty Charge Notice)
    • Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) contravention codes
    • Removal and clamping of illegally-parked vehicles
    • Resident parking zones

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