Council Fine Check- Code
- 18
- Type
- On-street parking
- Level
- Higher level
- Who uses it
- On-street parking enforced by the council (and TfL on red routes).
What the council's evidence usually is
Photos of goods or for-sale signs.
Points to check before you pay
- Check the traffic order actually bans this in that parking place.
If one of these applies, the usual statutory ground is that the contravention did not occur. Other grounds (not the owner, stolen vehicle, already paid, wrong amount, procedural impropriety) apply whatever the code. The checker shows which fit your case.
How much is a code 18 PCN?
Outside London, councils charge higher level contraventions at £60 or £70 depending on their band, halved if paid early (SI 2022/71, Sch 3). In London it is £160 (Band A) or £140 (Band B) from 7 April 2025 (London Councils). Wales sets its own levels: check your PCN.
Questions
What does PCN code 18 mean?
Using a vehicle in a parking place in connection with the sale or offering or exposing for sale of goods when prohibited. Selling from a vehicle in a parking place, or parking a car with a "for sale" sign where banned.
Is code 18 a higher or lower level contravention?
It is a higher level parking contravention, so it is charged at the council's higher rate.