{"id":33048,"date":"2025-02-17T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/?post_type=knowledge&#038;p=33048"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:03:37","slug":"end-of-five-minute-parking-fines","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/end-of-five-minute-parking-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking tickets \u2013 no more \u2018five-minute fines\u2019 for business drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New rules introduced today will stop motorists being fined if they take longer than five minutes to buy a parking ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applying to private car parks, an updated code of practice aims to ensure \u201cmotorists who face genuine difficulties in paying in a short timeframe are treated fairly\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule change comes after several motorists spoke out about being taken to court for taking too long to buy a parking ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-safeguard-for-private-car-parks\">New \u2018safeguard\u2019 for private car parks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The updated code of practice, introduced by the Private Parking Scrutiny and Advice Panel, applies to private car parks that use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and CCTV.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers who experience difficulties in making payments or can\u2019t find a suitable parking space should be safeguarded from receiving a parking charge notice (PCN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new rules don\u2019t apply to council car parks or private car parks without camera monitoring. Motorists are being warned to remain vigilant and read all signage carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/new-driving-laws\/\" data-type=\"knowledge\" data-id=\"1487\" >Six new driving laws for 2025 \u2013 a business guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"nba-body-001\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drivers-speak-out-about-unfair-parking-fines\">Drivers speak out about unfair parking fines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issues with the five-minute parking rule came to light after several people were taken to court by Excel Parking last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2k0qlpjgk2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC report highlighted the case of Rosey Hudson<\/a>, who received 10 PCNs totalling almost \u00a32,000 after using a car park in Derby.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rosey argued that she had to walk away from her car to get enough phone signal to pay using an app as the car park\u2019s payment machine was out of order.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After she didn\u2019t pay the PCNs, Rosey was taken to court by Excel Parking. Her case, along with several others, have since been dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-else-does-the-code-of-practice-protect-drivers\">How else does the code of practice protect drivers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The private parking code of practice, which was updated in February 2025, was originally launched in October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you drive for work and use private car parks, the The British Parking Association (BPA) and the International Parking Community (IPC)\u2019s joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishparking.co.uk\/write\/Documents\/AOS\/NEW%20Redesigned%20Documents\/sectorsingleCodeofPractice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">code of practice<\/a> also has rules on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">a 10-minute grace period at the end of your stay<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">fines not being applied for minor errors, such as entering an incorrect digit of a registration number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">all signs must be clear and easy to read for passing drivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">new car parks must meet a standard set of rules\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charges can also be reduced to \u00a320 in the following situations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">you experience trouble with your vehicle like a breakdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">you were delayed from buying a ticket for medical reasons or childcare issues\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">you were unable to buy a ticket because you were unwell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">you made a significant error inputting details into the parking ticket machine or app<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"nba-body-end\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"nba-upsell-001\" class=\"wp-block-group has-azure-200-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94e519ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ready to set up your cover?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">As one of the UK&#8217;s biggest <a href=\"\/business-insurance\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5152\" >business insurance<\/a> providers, we specialise in <a href=\"\/business-insurance\/public-liability-insurance\/\">public liability insurance<\/a> and protect more trades than anybody else. Why not take a look now and build a quick, tailored quote?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/quote.simplybusiness.co.uk\/business\">Start your quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business drivers using private car parks will be protected by new rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":33049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"sb_hreflang":"","sb_hreflang_url":"","disable_breadcrumbs":false,"sb_breadcrumbs":[],"sb_reviewed_by":"","sb_review_date":"","sb_enable_content_gating":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[346],"hidden-category":[],"coauthors":[20],"class_list":["post-33048","knowledge","type-knowledge","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vehicles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Parking tickets \u2013 no more \u2018five-minute fines\u2019 for business drivers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New rules will stop motorists from being fined if they take longer than five minutes to buy a parking ticket in a private car park.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/end-of-five-minute-parking-fines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parking tickets \u2013 no more \u2018five-minute fines\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New rules will stop motorists from being fined if they take longer than five minutes to buy a ticket.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/end-of-five-minute-parking-fines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Simply Business UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simplybusiness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-22T13:03:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/five-minute-parking-fines.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"815\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"549\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Parking tickets \u2013 no more \u2018five-minute fines\u2019 for business drivers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@simplybusiness\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"Conor Shilling\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/end-of-five-minute-parking-fines\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.simplybusiness.co.uk\/knowledge\/vehicles\/end-of-five-minute-parking-fines\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Conor Shilling\",\"description\":\"Conor Shilling is a professional writer with over 10 years\u2019 experience across the property, small business, and insurance sectors. 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