Park-Right Scheme

Parking Enforcement - Warwick District - started Monday 6th August

Parking enforcement comes into force across the Warwick District with new resident parking areas and pay and display ticket machines on some town centre roads from Monday 6th August. This means that from 6th August the enforcement of parking regulations moves from being a police matter to a local authority one. The police are however still responsible for dealing with matters like obstruction.


Information has been sent out to local residents giving them details about what they need to do to apply for the new resident parking scheme and to local businesses so they can plan and start to inform their customers and staff as 'Parking Day' approaches.
Parking maps, one for each town, have been produced giving details of where to park. These are available via libraries and some retailers.

The key messages being sent to local businesses and their customers are:

• New on-street parking charges and more effective enforcement of on-street parking regulations will be introduced from 6th August.
• The changes should mean that many more convenient short term parking spaces will be available most of the time.
• People should always check the information displayed, pay the correct fee where required and return to your vehicle before your ticket has expired.
• On-street parking charges start at 20 pence for half an hour.
• In most cases it is cheaper to use the car parks than to pay to park on-street.
• A parking penalty will only be issued if you don’t pay the fee where required, over-stay your parking time or ignore the on-street restrictions.
• Please do not park on double-yellow-lines as you are likely to be issued with a penalty notice of £60.

The implementation of decriminalised parking in Warwick District is in line with government policy, and will see responsibility for the enforcement of on-street waiting restrictions pass from Warwickshire Police to Warwickshire County Council in a bid to tackle parking issues and help town centres remain sustainable and competitive.

Parking offences will no longer be a criminal matter and will become a civil matter instead. Warwick District Council will operate the scheme on behalf of the county council under a partnership agreement.

3 Traffic Wardens and 11 Car Park Inspectors in the district will be replaced by a team of 30 uniformed Parking Attendants, providing much more effective control of parking.

The initiative is an integral part of Warwickshire County Council’s Local Transport Plan and is being rolled out throughout the county. Similar schemes have already been introduced in Stratford on Avon District in 2004, and in Rugby Borough in October 2006.

Resident permits

Residents in residential parking zones will be able to buy up to three resident permits plus one visitor permit per household. The cost of the first resident permit and of the visitor permit will be £15 each. Additional residents permits (maximum of 2) will be £25 each.

Each resident permit will be for a specific registration number, but the visitor permit may be used on any visiting vehicle. All residents who will be eligible for permits will receive a letter very soon explaining how the system will work and how to apply.

For questions or queries you can email us: carparks@warwickdc.gov.uk