Parking tickets
Parking tickets issued by the council are called 'Penalty Charge Notices'. They require payment of a penalty, and do not result in a criminal record or points on a driving licence. They are separate from Fixed Penalty Notices, issued for criminal offences by the police.
Common Questions
- Is this new system just the City Council trying to make easy money?
- Who is going to manage this scheme?
- Does this mean you are going to keep putting up parking charges and fines on a regular basis?
- I've had parking restrictions outside my house for years and have parked there without any problem until now. Can these be removed?
- What about residents' parking schemes?
- Why do you need to change the regulations to 'enforce' the system better? Why can't the police carry on doing it?
- What's the difference between a Civil Enforcement Officers and a traffic warden?
- Will Civil Enforcement Officers be paid some kind of bonus for issuing as many Penalty Charge Notices as they can?
- What happens if I receive a Penalty Charge Notice and I don't pay?
- What if I think the Penalty Charge Notice (ticket) was issued wrongly or unfairly?
- Are you going to start clamping vehicles and towing them away?
Parking Services team
Coventry City Council, P.O Box 3943, Coventry, CV1 9AF
E-mail: parking.enforcement@coventry.gov.uk
Tel: 024 7683 3400
Fax: 024 7683 4222