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Southwark Council: PCNs and how to challenge them

Parking, bus lane and moving traffic penalty charge notices issued by Southwark Council, a London authority. Check your box junction, bus lane, parking fine below, or read what the council enforces and how to challenge.

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What Southwark enforces

Parking
Enforces
Bus lanes / gates
Enforces — CCTV
Moving traffic
Enforces — CCTV, including school streets and weight limits
Penalty level
Band A in the north of the borough, Band B elsewhere (London Councils)
Appeals
London Tribunals (free)

About Southwark PCNs

Southwark issues PCNs for parking and for moving traffic contraventions, and its PCN numbers start with JK. The council publishes a detailed table of its CCTV traffic cameras with the location, the hours each restriction applies and the type of restriction: dozens of school streets around East Dulwich, Peckham and Camberwell, bus lanes on Walworth Road, Camberwell Road and Denmark Hill, restricted routes for buses, taxis and cycles in Dulwich Village, no entry points, banned turns, yellow box junctions and the 18-tonne weight limit on Tower Bridge.

Southwark says most of its cameras run 24 hours a day, that a CCTV officer reviews each contravention before a PCN is issued, and that when it puts up a new camera it issues warning notices for the first 2 weeks.

On timings, the council states the 50% discount lasts 14 days, or 21 days for a CCTV penalty. If you do not pay or challenge within 28 days you will receive a Notice to Owner (parking) or an Enforcement Notice (bus lanes); once you have one of those, or a CCTV PCN, you have 28 days to make representations or pay. After that comes a Charge Certificate adding 50%, then an Order for Recovery with 21 days to pay or file a witness statement.

How to challenge a Southwark PCN

  1. Check the deadline. A camera PCN sent by post gets a 50% discount if paid within 14 days; representations are normally due within 28 days of the notice being served.
  2. Make representations to the council as explained on its PCN page. Quote the PCN number and the grounds that apply.
  3. If rejected, appeal to London Tribunals within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection. The adjudicator is independent of Southwark.

London penalty levels from 7 April 2025: Band A £160/£110, Band B £140/£90; bus lane and moving traffic £160 (London Councils).

Known camera locations

Codes used at these cameras: 52 (failing to comply with a prohibition on certain types of vehicle), 33 (using a route restricted to certain vehicles), 32 (failing to proceed in the direction shown by the arrow on a blue sign), 47 (stopped on a restricted bus stop or stand), 50 (performing a prohibited turn), 51 (failing to comply with a no entry restriction), 34 (being in a bus lane), 48 (stopped in a restricted area outside a school, a hospital or a fire, police or ambulance station when prohibited), 31 (entering and stopping in a box junction when prohibited).

Questions

How long is Southwark's PCN discount?

Southwark says 14 days, or 21 days for a CCTV penalty.

Does Southwark send a warning at a new camera?

The council says it issues warning notices for the first 2 weeks after a new camera is put up.

What hours do Southwark's school street cameras operate?

Each school street has its own times, usually weekday mornings and afternoons around the school day. The council's camera table lists the hours for every location, and so do our camera pages.

Where do I appeal a Southwark PCN if my challenge is rejected?

To London Tribunals, which is independent of the council. Appeals are free and must normally be made within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection.

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Deadlines are counted from when the notice is served. We count from the date printed on it, which is the safe (earliest) choice.

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Last checked: 13 November 2026

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