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Types of fines

There are 2 types of penalty charge for our car parks:

Excess charge
Standard charge

These charges must be paid within 14 days of the issue date. It is an offence not to pay. These charges apply to off-street parking. The police enforce on-street parking fines.

Excess charge

This costs £40.00, but is reduced to £20.00 if paid within 7 days. An excess charge is issued if:

The ticket has expired within the last hour

Standard charge

This costs £80.00, but is reduced to £40.00 if paid within 7 days. A standard charge is issued if:

The ticket has expired by over 1 hour
There is no valid ticket displayed
The ticket displayed is out of date
The parked vehicle is causing an obstruction
The vehicle is parked in a disabled bay with no valid blue badge
The vehicle is not in a marked bay
The vehicle is parked in a reserved bay
The vehicle has overstayed the maximum time limit

How to pay a penalty charge

You can pay by:

Cash - can only be made in person at the our offices in Shute End - see address below - during normal opening hours - Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm - excluding Bank Holidays
Cheque - crossed and made payable to 'Wokingham Borough Council' with the notice number on the reverse of your cheque
Bankers draft
Money order
Postal order
Debit card
Credit card

Where to send payments

Address to send payments to
Address
Wokingham Borough Council P.O. Box 152 Civic Offices Shute End Wokingham Berkshire RG40 1WJ

You can also pay in person at our cash office at this address.

The opening hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm - excluding Bank Holidays. For more help call us on 0118 974 6594.

How can I appeal?

If you believe a notice has been wrongly issued to you then you can appeal.

Where to send your appeal to

Appeals will only be considered if made in writing to the address, above, or email to car.parks@wokingham.gov.uk, quoting the notice number.

If you have any enquiries about penalty charges telephone 0118 974 6318 or email car.parks@wokingham.gov.uk.

What will happen if I don't pay or appeal?

If we have not received payment or an appeal then we will obtain details of the registered keeper of the vehicle through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - DVLA.

A letter will then be sent to the keeper requesting payment of the full debt or details of the driver at the time. It is an offence to fail to provide information to identify the driver at the time. If driver details are supplied then a letter will be sent to the driver.

Should payment still not be made then the details will be forwarded to our debt collection agency.

In some cases we may consider legal action for non payment. It is an offence to fail to pay an Excess or Standard Charge and the penalty on conviction may be up to £1,000.