Overview

• The one-month trial kicks off on August 1 and will target vehicles parked on pavements, verges, roundabouts and private driveways.
• Standard penalty charge notices will rise from the 20-year cap to £70 and escalate to £140 if not paid within 14 days.
• Council leader Millie Earl and local MPs secured the scheme after six years of lobbying and more than 4,000 PCNs issued during recent peak summer weekends.
• Critics warn that elevated fines risk penalising all motorists and harming local businesses where parking capacity is already limited.
• Results of the August trial will guide the government on whether to extend higher London-rate fines nationwide.