Parking fines

Overview

All the pay and display car parks in the borough are regularly patrolled by Hinckley & Bosworth Enforcement Officers and you will be required to pay a parking fine (penalty charge) if you fail to comply with the parking regulations which are displayed on the notice boards in the car parks. You pay your fine to Leicestershire County Council.

On-street parking enforcement is controlled by Leicestershire County Council. For information regarding on-street and off-street rules and regulations please visit Leicestershire County Council or contact:

LCC Notice Processing Centre
PO Box 9983
Leicester
LE3 7DD

Hotline: 0116 305 7953
Email: parkingmatters@leics.gov.uk

Obstructing vehicles

Vehicles that are parked causing an obstruction on the footpath or on the highway are dealt with by the police, who can be contacted by telephoning 101.

If a vehicle on a public road is blocking a vehicle from leaving your drive, please call 101 if emergency action is needed. Otherwise write to:

Leicestershire Police
Force Headquarters
St Johns
Enderby
Leicester
LE19 2BX

Pay a parking fine

You can pay a parking fine to Leicestershire County Council online or by cheque. No cash is accepted at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council offices.

Appeal against a parking fine

For information about Penalty Charge Notices, visit Leicestershire County Council parking enforcement pages.

For more information on safe parking, see the highway code.

Nuisance parking

The 2005 Act specifies the following two criminal offences by businesses in relation to nuisance parking:

  1. Selling vehicles on a road
  2. Repairing vehicles on a road

The fine for the offence of nuisance parking is: £100 (reduction for early payment if paid within 10 days: £80) (S6(1) Clean Neighbourhoods & Environmental Act 2005).

Last updated: ‎16/08/2023 12:51