Traffic Management Act 2004 Part 6- Civil Parking Enforcement

On 31st March 2008 new legislation came into force that changed the way that parking restrictions are enforced in Middlesbrough.

Part 6 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 introduces Civil Parking Enforcement that is designed to create a reasonable transparent and proportionate system of parking enforcement that is applied consistently across the country. The main changes are as follows;

• Decriminalised Parking Enforcement becomes Civil Parking Enforcement.
• The Council's Parking Patrol Officers have been renamed Civil Enforcement Officers Parking.
• Differential Penalty Charge levels have been introduced :

>> Higher Level £70 Penalty Charge for parking in a place where it is always prohibited such as on No Waiting At Any Time and No Loading restrictions or parking in a disabled bay without displaying a valid badge.

>>Lower Level £50 Penalty Charge for less serious contraventions such as overstaying in a parking place or parking outside a marked bay.

• Both Higher and Lower Level Penalty Charges will be reduced by 50% for payments made within 14 days.

For more information on penalty charges and contravention codes please follow the links in the downloads section.

Additional enforcement powers introduced for Civil Enforcement Officers including being able to issue Penalty Charge Notices for stopping on pedestrian crossings, parking on taxi ranks and parking on cycle tracks.

The adoption of other new powers including camera enforcement of moving traffic offences, postal service of Penalty Charge Notices not served on street and the enforcement of double parking and parking at dropped crossings will be considered in the coming months.

Introducing these new measures in Middlesbrough will ensure that the Council continues to operate a parking enforcement regime that is seen to be balanced and fair to the motorist whilst satisfying the Council’s transport and parking policy objectives.