Traffic and Parking

Local authorities may provide designated parking bays for older people.

Local authorities may provide designated parking bays for drivers or drivers of passengers with a disability permit.

Local authorities may provide loading bays to let commercial goods vehicles load or unload deliveries to commercial premises during designated hours.

Local authorities, together with public transport providers, may provide park and ride facilities so that people can park their car in a designated car park and transfer to public transport.

You can appeal a parking fine to the local authority or to a private operator if they have issued a parking fine on behalf of the local authority.

You must pay a parking fine to the local authority.

Local authorities operate pay and display machines for users of street parking and local authority owned car parks.

Local authorities may provide public car parks where drivers can pay to park.

Local authorities may take action against drivers who park illegally, do not display a valid parking ticket, permit or motor tax disc, or do not pay required parking charges.

You can comment on or object to a local authority about its proposal to install or remove traffic calming measures such as road signs, road markings, bollards, modified road surfaces, speed ramps and speed cushions.

Local authorities may provide traffic calming measures such as signs, road markings, bollards, modified road surfaces, speed ramps and cushions to reduce speed rates and increase road safety.

Local authorities may install CCTV cameras on streets in urban areas to monitor traffic flow, congestion and road safety.

Local authorities may operate control centres to monitor traffic volume and flow in urban areas.

Local authorities may provide traffic lights to manage traffic flow and improve road safety.

Local authorities may provide traffic management support for public events such as road closures, road signage, traffic cones and barriers, and designated parking areas.

You can report faulty traffic signals such as traffic lights, push buttons and push button audio faults to the local authority.

Local authorities may provide traffic updates to the public such as traffic incidents, accidents, congestion, delays, restrictions and detours.

You can appeal a vehicle clamping fee to a private operator if they have clamped your vehicle on behalf of a local authority.