Parking tickets,fines and appeals

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A parking attendant will serve a parking ticket called a penalty charge notice (PCN) if a vehicle is contravening parking regulations. The charge is either £50 or £70 depending on the contravention but if payment is made within 14 days, the charge is reduced by 50%. Methods of payment are printed on the reverse of the PCN.

The registered owner or keeper of a vehicle is responsible for the PCN, even if they were not the driver of the vehicle at the time of contravention.

How to appeal against a PCN

Drivers who feel they have been served a PCN unfairly should write to:

Parking Services
Shepway District Council
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2QY

You should explain your mitigating circumstances and include as much information and evidence as possible. This will enable us to consider your case thoroughly and fairly.

If the appeal is received within 14 days of the date the PCN was served, the charge will be held at the reduced rate while the initial appeal is being considered.

Shepway and most other councils in the Kent area have adopted agreed guidance policies for the enforcement and cancellation of PCNs.

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