General guidance, not legal advice
Parking appeal guides.
Checked against the official sources linked on this page on 23 October 2026. Rules change, so check the dates on your own notice.
Everything we know about appealing a parking ticket, written like a person and checked against the official sources.
- Council PCNs in EnglandLondon vs the rest of England, the route and the 14, 28 and 56-day rules.
- Council PCNs in WalesThe Welsh regulations and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
- Council PCNs in ScotlandScotland’s narrower grounds and the First-tier Tribunal.
- PCNs in Northern IrelandDfI PCNs and the NI Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
- Private parking chargesKeeper liability, the Single Code, POPLA and the IAS.
- Appeal deadlinesEvery clock that matters, in one place.
- Best grounds to appealThe grounds the rules recognise, strongest first.
- Contravention codesWhat the two-digit code on an English PCN means.
Not covered here. Police Fixed Penalty Notice; Bus lane, box junction or moving-traffic PCN; Charge Certificate, Order for Recovery or bailiff letter; Debt collector letter, Letter Before Claim or court papers; Excess Charge Notice. These follow different rules.
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General guidance about UK parking rules, not legal advice about your case. We only state rules we’ve checked against the official sources linked above. If your notice says something different, go by the notice and the source, and get advice if you’re unsure (Citizens Advice can help).