General parking FAQs
- Are public holidays the same as Sundays for the purpose of parking controls?
- Are bus lanes enforced on public holidays?
- If there are parking controls, where can I load?
- Does loading have to be “continuous”?
- Can I always park in a restricted street or parking place for 20 minutes because I am loading?
- If I am buying something bulky or heavy, does that count as loading?
- How do I know what all the signs and markings mean?
- How does the council deal with my right to an independent tribunal to consider an appeal against a penalty charge?
- How can the council fine me for a parking offence without taking court action?
- Why am I liable to pay a penalty when I wasn’t driving the car?
- Is it OK to park on a single yellow line for a few minutes to pop into a shop – as long as I don’t do that on a double yellow line?
- Can I park on a yellow line when it is not in operation?
- Am I allowed to park on footways or verges where the road is narrow, or where there is a different surfacing material on part of the footway?
- Why don’t the Civil Enforcement Officers enforce red routes?
- Do parking places operate at the times shown on Controlled Zone entry signs?
- Do single yellow lines just apply during the “working day”?
- How do I know where parking controls and controlled zones are in Barnet?
- My road is obstructed by a car, what can I do?
- Can I go and get change to buy a ticket from pay and display machine?
- As I have paid my road tax why can’t I park on the road? The council should not control parking on the highway.
- Why do I get a penalty for parking on a yellow line, but a gas contractor digging the road up, or a police officer, or a civil enforcement officer, who breaks the same law doesn’t?
- Why did I get a penalty for parking on my drive?
- Does a Civil Enforcement Officer have to wear a hat to issue a penalty charge notice?
- My car was clamped in a private car park. What can you do about it?
- Where can I park a motorcycle in Barnet?
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