At the request of London Councils (formerly the Association for London Government), the Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport have agreed the introduction of a tiered system for Penalty Charge Notices plus other charges as detailed below. These changes took place on the 1st July 2007. The Council did not have any choice in this as it is compulsory.
The introduction of differential penalties means that there is two levels for Penalty Charge Notices issued in relation to parking violations. As such, the charges issued within the London Borough of Waltham Forest changed on the 1 July 2007 to:
For penalty charge notices issued at the higher rate
North of the borough - £110 reduced to £55 if paid within the appropriate discount period from the date the Penalty Charge Notice is issued
South of the borough - £130 reduced to £65 if paid within the appropriate discount period from the date the Penalty Charge Notice is issued
For penalty charge notices issued at the lower rate
North of the borough - £60 reduced to £30 if paid within the appropriate discount period from the date the Penalty Charge Notice is issued
South of the borough - £80 reduced to £40 if paid within the appropriate discount period from the date the Penalty Charge Notice is issued
For penalties issued for bus lane violations and moving traffic contraventions
£130 reduced to £65 if paid within the appropriate discount period from the date the Penalty Charge Notice is issued
Other additional parking charges
£70 to release from clamp (plus payment of the penalty charge)
£200 to release from pound (plus payment of the penalty charge)
£40 storage (per day) (plus payment of the penalty charge)
£70 disposal from the pound
» View the full list of contraventions at each rate (45KB PDF file)
