Penalty charge notices

The City Council can issue penalty charge notices - sometimes known as PCN's - in a number of circumstances, such as: 

  • Parking illegally
  • Breaches of dog control orders
  • Breaches of a community or public space protection order
  • Environmental crime
  • Grafitti and fly-posting
  • Abandoning a vehicle
  • Littering
  • Vehicle repairs and sales on the road
  • School truancy
  • Smoke free penalties
  • Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice (not following a waste bin notice)

All the information you need can be found on the penalty charge notice you have been issued

Paying a PCN

You can pay a PCN online on our website, you will need a reference number that can be found on the notice.

Make a payment

Unable to pay

If you are unable to make a payment you should contact us as soon as possible. Contact details can be found on the notice

If you do not agree with the notice

If you do not agree with the notice or the reasons why you have received it, you should contact us in writing.  Contact details can be found on the notice