Civil parking enforcement - fines for illegal parking

What we can’t enforce

Unfortunately, if there are no parking restrictions, such as yellow lines, in the area you are concerned about, we are unable to take any enforcement action. Enforcement for dangerous parking, parking close to a bend/junction or on the pavement are not enforceable through Civil powers where there are no parking restrictions. This is still held by Police and may be reported to them through their non-emergency service 101.

Thames Valley Police advise on their webpage the following: "If a vehicle is parked on the kerb, these incidents are dealt with on a case by case basis. On some streets, parking on the kerb is unavoidable and so neither the police nor the council would intervene. In some cases, parking on the kerb could restrict access for those who are vulnerable or who have disabilities and so we would attend."

Request parking restrictions 

If you feel the lack of parking restrictions in a particular area are causing a safety concern, you can to report a road safety concern to our Traffic Management team. 

What we can enforce

Civil parking enforcement is the name given to the transfer of power from police to councils to enforce parking restrictions. This came into effect on 9 October 2017. 

• Read our changes to parking enforcement explained (PDF) for details.

We can enforce parking breaches including:

• Parking on double yellow lines
• Double parking or parking across dropped kerbs
• Parking in a residents parking space without a permit
• Overstaying parking in time-limited bays
• Parking in a disabled bay without blue badge
• Parking in a loading bay/HGV bay
• Parking in a limited waiting bay during operational hours

Civil parking enforcement also brings together on and off-street parking enforcement. This means we can manage better parking schemes for residents and businesses.

Parking restrictions

View a map of all on-street parking restrictions and Traffic Regulation Orders across Wokingham Borough (opens in new window.)

You will need to tick the 'I agree to the above terms and conditions' box and click on 'OK' before viewing the map.

Report parking breach

If you see an ongoing enforceable parking breach within Wokingham Borough, you can report this directly to our parking team.

Our enforcement team work across the whole borough and may not be able to attend the location immediately, but will ensure the area is added to upcoming inspection routes.

Report parking breach