Question follow-through · 12414

Parking Offences: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of improving regulation of the way that debt collection is carried out in the case of parking fines.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of improving regulation of the way that debt collection is carried out in the case of parking fines.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The ten-minute grace period at the end of a paid-for parking period was introduced to recognise that drivers could arrive slightly late to their vehicle for reasons beyond their control. In this situation, a Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO) would be able t...

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