A Controlled Parking Zone or CPZ is a specific type of parking restriction used in the United Kingdom that may be applied to a group of roads within the zone. The intended purpose of a CPZ is to reduce the clutter that can arise from erecting several signs that would otherwise convey the same information, such as a common time restriction sign adjacent to all the single yellow lines in the zone. A sign indicating the start of a CPZ typically states that there are parking, loading, weight or other restrictions between certain hours of operation.

The CPZ applies to all parking within the zone unless individual parking bays are signed with different restrictions.[1]

UK Sign 663 - start of controlled zone
Start of controlled zone, with applicable times
UK Sign 664 - end of controlled zone
End of controlled zone

Uses

This sign indicates that only local residents can park here during the specified times.

A common use for a CPZ is to allow only residents, or other valid permit holders, of an area to park in on-street spaces at certain times of the day, which will be shown on street signs.

CPZ permits are not free, and local councils set the fees for permits. A permit does not guarantee a resident the right to park on a specific road or in a specific place, but allows that a permit holder may occupy any available space within the CPZ according to the terms of the permit.

Controlled Parking Zones are defined in statute by Schedule 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.[2]

In 2010 Neil Herron lost a challenge to the legality of a CPZ operated by Sunderland City Council, having claimed that the presence of other road markings within the zone rendered it invalid.[3] He was issued with 55 fixed penalty notices for parking offences in the zone and made representations to the parking adjudicator, claiming that the offences did not occur due as the CPZ was not valid.

The case was heard by the Court of Appeal in 2011 whereby the judge upheld the legality of the CPZ operated by Sunderland.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Controlled Parking Zones". UK Motorists Website. UK Motorists. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002". Legislation.gov.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Neil Herron loses Sunderland parking battle at High Court". BBC News Online. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Neil Herron & Parking Appeals Ltd, R (on the application of) v The Parking Adjudicator & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 905 (27 July 2011)". England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions. Royal Courts of Justice. Retrieved 1 July 2013.


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