Council Fine CheckWhat Bradford enforces
- Parking
- Enforces
- Bus lanes / gates
- Enforces — camera enforced
- Moving traffic
- Enforces — camera enforced; warning letter for a first offence in a new site's first six months
- Penalty level
- Parking: £70 higher level (£35 within 14 days), £50 lower level (£25); bus lane, camera and moving traffic £70 (£35 within 21 days)
- Appeals
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal (free)
About Bradford PCNs
Bradford charges £70 for higher-level parking contraventions and £50 for lower-level ones, halved if paid within 14 days. Bus lane, camera and moving traffic PCNs are £70, or £35 if paid within 21 days; an unpaid moving traffic PCN rises to £105 with a Charge Certificate. Bradford PCN numbers start BQ followed by ten digits.
For moving traffic cameras, the council sends a warning letter instead of a PCN for a first contravention during the first six months at a new camera site. That goodwill warning is given only once, so a later contravention can bring a PCN whenever it happens. Moving traffic PCNs are posted within 28 days, and Bradford publishes where its cameras are.
To view evidence or challenge a parking or bus lane PCN, use the council's online system with your registration, PCN number and contravention code. The decision comes back by post. Don't pay if you want to challenge: paying admits liability and closes the case, and a paid penalty cannot be challenged. If you challenge within the 14-day discount period and are rejected, Bradford gives another 14 days to pay the reduced charge, but only at that first stage. Once a Notice to Owner is issued, only the registered keeper can make representations. Bradford's general Parking Services address is PO Box 848, Bradford BD1 5UH; postal payments go to PO Box 1249, Bradford BD1 9YW. Rejected formal representations can be appealed to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
How to challenge a Bradford PCN
- Check the deadline. A camera PCN sent by post gets a 50% discount if paid within 21 days; representations are normally due within 28 days of the notice being served.
- Make representations to the council using its online challenge form. Quote the PCN number and the grounds that apply.
- If rejected, appeal to Traffic Penalty Tribunal within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection. The adjudicator is independent of Bradford.
Questions
Will I get a warning for a first Bradford camera offence?
Only at a new camera site during its first six months, and only once. After that, any contravention can lead to a PCN.
How much is a Bradford bus lane fine?
£70, reduced to £35 if paid within 21 days.
Do I keep the Bradford discount if my challenge is rejected?
If you challenged within the 14-day discount period, the council gives a further 14 days to pay the reduced charge, at the first stage only.
Where do I appeal a Bradford PCN if my challenge is rejected?
To Traffic Penalty Tribunal, which is independent of the council. Appeals are free and must normally be made within 28 days of the Notice of Rejection.