Parking enforcement

Our Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) patrol the borough to ensure that parking and waiting restrictions are being complied with.

A penalty charge notice (PCN) can be issued by the CEOs when a parking regulation is broken. A PCN requires payment of a penalty charge, but does not result in a criminal record or points on a driving licence.

View the council’s policy on civil parking enforcement

We are a member of the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee.

The council are not responsible for vehicles parked:

• in supermarkets and retail parks
• at the railway station
• in the hospital car parks
• in Festival Place
• on trunk roads in the district or on the M3 motorway
• on the public highway if there are no parking restrictions in place
• in private developments or housing association parking areas any on-street restrictions such as yellow lines or resident's parking areas
• in controlled parking zones (these are the responsibility of Hampshire County Council)