Council Fine Check- Code
- 54
- Type
- Moving traffic
- Level
- Moving traffic
- Who uses it
- Councils with moving traffic powers (most of London, and English councils designated since 2022), and Welsh councils where enforced.
What the council's evidence usually is
Camera footage.
Points to check before you pay
- Check the zone hours and any loading exemption on the sign.
If one of these applies, the usual statutory ground is that the contravention did not occur. Other grounds (not the owner, stolen vehicle, already paid, wrong amount, procedural impropriety) apply whatever the code. The checker shows which fit your case.
How much is a code 54 PCN?
In London bus lane and moving traffic PCNs are £160, halved if paid within the discount period on the PCN (London Councils says 21 days for CCTV PCNs; some boroughs state 14) (London Councils). Outside London councils set the charge within the national bands, and the discount is 50% if paid within 21 days of a camera PCN being served (SI 2022/71).
Questions
What does PCN code 54 mean?
Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone. Entering and waiting in a pedestrian zone when banned.
Is code 54 a higher or lower level contravention?
It is a moving traffic contravention. Only councils with moving traffic powers (and London authorities) can issue it.