Service Description: The Isle of Wight Council enforce parking regulations under the Traffic Management Act 2004. One of the ways in which they do this is by issuing Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) which are also processed by the local authority. However, PCNs are enforced through the civil justice system, rather than the criminal justice system. Therefore, councils enforcing parking restrictions under the Traffic Management Act 2004 are said to be operating “decriminalised parking enforcement”.
Also known as:- Excess Charges, Parking Fines, Parking Tickets, PCN
Answer: Under current regulations, the Council are not obligated to offer payment by instalments for a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) as a PCN is a Penalty issued to deter motorists from parking in contravention of the traffic regulations. The deterrent may be compromised if small repayments, or long term payment arrangments, are accepted in settlement of such notices. However, the Council will consider instalment requests. The request must be put in writing and if an agreement is accepted by Parking Services, a letter of confirmation will be sent stipulating the terms of the payment arrangment. If the terms of the agreement are not adhered to, the repayment plan will automatically be cancelled and it will not be reinstated. The remaining balance will then become due. It should also be noted that any additional PCN's will not automatically be added to an existing agreement upon request.