The Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Approved Devices, Charging Guidelines and General Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022

Meaning of “higher level contraventions”

2.—(1) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule “higher level contraventions” are those road traffic contraventions listed in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The contraventions are—

(a) an OGL parking contravention involving the commission of an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(b) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (contravention of waiting, loading or unloading restrictions or prohibitions);

(b) an OGL parking contravention involving the leaving of a vehicle in an on-street parking place otherwise than as authorised by or under any order relating to the parking place in any of the following cases—

(i) without displaying a permit, voucher or pay and display ticket;

(ii) in a place where parking has been suspended;

(iii) where the vehicle is used in connection with the sale of goods or the offering or exposure of goods for sale;

(iv) where the vehicle does not fall within the class of vehicle permitted to park there;

(c) a contravention of the prohibition imposed by section 85 of the TMA 2004 (double parking etc.);

(d) a contravention of the prohibition imposed by section 86 of the TMA 2004 (dropped footways);

(e) an OGL parking contravention consisting of an offence referred to in paragraph 4(2)(ba) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (pedestrian crossing contraventions);

(f) a OGL parking contravention involving an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(d) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (offence in connection with parking places) relating to an off-street parking place and consisting of any of the following where prohibited by an order relating to the parking place—

(i) using a vehicle in connection with the sale of goods or the offering or exposure of goods for sale;

(ii) parking in a restricted area;

(iii) parking in a permit bay without displaying a permit;

(iv) parking in a disabled person’s parking place without correctly displaying a valid disabled person’s badge;

(v) parking a vehicle in a place where the vehicle does not fall within the class of vehicle permitted to park in that place;

(g) an OGL parking contravention consisting of an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(e) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (parking in loading areas);

(h) an OGL parking contravention consisting of an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(g) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (parking of HGVs on verges, central reservations or footways);

(i) an OGL parking contravention consisting of the commission of an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(h) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (offences relating to cycle tracks);

(j) an OGL parking contravention consisting of an offence of the kind referred to in paragraph 4(2)(ha) of Schedule 7 to the TMA 2004 (bus stop or bus stand markings);

(k) an OGL bus lane contravention;

(l) an OGL moving traffic contravention.