Parking enforcement & fines
One way of ensuring that borough residents and local businesses
have access to street parking is through the introduction of
controlled parking zones (CPZs).
The main aim of CPZs is to discourage commuter and long stay
parking by people from outside the area. To make sure that this
works fairly, uniformed Civil Enforcement Officers enforce the
zones.
Residents and local business people can use CPZ parking bays as
long as their vehicle is displaying a valid parking permit.
- Applying for a resident's permit
- Applying for a business permit
If your home is subject to a car free
development agreement you will not qualify for
a resident parking permit or scratch cards.
When you are using a parking bay during controlled parking
hours, please ensure:
- Your vehicle displays as valid parking permit
- The permit is valid for the bay you are using and it is
displayed clearly on your windscreen
- Your vehicle is parked fully within the bay markings - your
vehicle may be liable for a parking ticket if any of the wheels are
parked outside of these markings
- The bay you are using has not been suspended.
For
information on the rules for these, please look at this leaflet
(pdf 591k).
Below are some of the most serious causes of traffic problems
and congestion within London:
- Parking and stopping on red routes and yellow lines
- Driving, stopping and parking in bus lanes
- Stopping in yellow box junctions
Surplus money collected from council run parking schemes is used
to help fund concessionary fares, road safety schemes, parking
facilities and improvements to the local environment.
All the council’s road markings and signs are in accordance with
the department for transport regulations. You can see more detail
on road markings and signage at the
Directgov website.
Contact us:
Parking Services
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 1BY
Open: Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm,
Saturday from 8am to 4pm
Tel: 020 7364 5003
Fax number: 020 7364 6797
Email: generalenquiries@towerhamlets.gov.uk