Current Penalty Charges

To make sure penalty charges are the same across London, they are set by London Councils, not by Southwark Council. For more information please visit London Councils website.

Penalty charges for parking tickets issued in Southwark

There are two bands for penalty charge notices in Southwark

Band A, all roads north of Dulwich Common A205, £80 or £120 depending on the contravention
Band B, all roads south of Dulwich Common A205, £60 or £100 depending on the contravention

Penalty charges

From July 1 2007, both band A and band B PCNs (Penalty Charge Notices) changed so that parking contraventions that are considered to be more serious will attract a higher charge, and parking contraventions that are considered to be less serious will attract a lower charge

The PCN charges for more serious contraventions will be £120 band A and £100 band B
The PCN charges for less serious contraventions will be £80 band A and £60 band B.

View the list of contravention codes, which are grouped according to which level of charge they will attract.

Discounts

Legislation provides a 50 per cent discount if payment is made within 14 days. If the PCN was issued for a parking contravention using a CCTV camera the 50 per cent discount period is extended to 21 days.

Costs

If the charge is unpaid after 28 days, a 'notice to owner' is sent to the registered keeper of the vehicle and it must be paid in full
If the charge is unpaid, it increases by 50 per cent once you have received your charge certificate
If the charge is subsequently registered as a debt, a £5 court fee is also payable
If bailiffs are instructed to recover the debt, bailiff charges are also payable

For example in band A

The full penalty charge notice is £120
If you pay within 14 days the amount payable is £60
If it is not paid within 28 days the charge increases to £180 when a charge certificate is issued
If the charge of £180 is not paid, it is registered as a debt and increases to £185

Contact us

The Parking Shop
Tel: 0844 800 2736
parking@southwark.gov.uk
364 Old Kent Road
London
SE1 5AA
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9am to 6.30 pm, Closed Sunday and bank holidays