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Bournemouth Borough Council are responsible for the management of on-street vehicle parking in the Borough.  The revenue generated from parking fines will be used to fund improvements in parking and traffic issues within the Borough.  This will help to improve:

• traffic congestion resulting from illegally parked vehicles
• road safety - particularly outside schools and at junctions
• improve access and response times for emergency vehicles
• provide improved access to short-stay parking places
• provide emergency relief wardens to the school crossing patrol service
• higher levels of off-street enforcement
  We advise drivers to use the nearest off-street car park

Enforcement and Parking Services are located at Parkway House, 28 Avenue Road, adjacent to the Avenue Road multi-storey car park.  Our office provides payment facilities for Penalty Charge Notices (on and off-street), purchase of parking permits and information on other parking-related issues.

Since 31st March 2008 the legislation under which Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) are issued is the Traffic Management Act 2004.  

Use the links below or to the left hand side to find out more about parking in Bournemouth.

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• Car park location and charges
• **CAR PARKING OFFER**  - Park for 3 hours for only £2.00 at many locations
• Disabled parking
• Electric Vehicle Charging Point Information
• Paying a Penalty Charge Notice
• Appealing against a Penalty Charge Notice
• Guidance Policies for the Enforcement and Cancellation of Penalty Charge Notices
• Resident Parking Schemes
• Motorcycle parking
• Parking Permits
• Traffic Management Act 2004
• The Borough Of Bournemouth (Off Street Parking Places) Order 2008
• The Borough of Bournemouth (Off Street Parking Places) Order 2009
• The Borough of Bournemouth (Off Street Parking Places) Order 2010 
• Parking Services Annual Report 2007-2008
• Parking Services Annual Report 2008-2009 
• Organisational Chart
• Parking and Enforcement Privacy Statement

If you have received a Penalty Charge Notice the following web sites contain further information

• Patrol
• Traffic Penalty Tribunal

The Council is a member of the Parking and Traffic Regulations outside London (PATROL) Adjudication Joint Committee.  The Joint Committee publishes an Annual Statement of Accounts which is subject to External Audit and the arrangements and timetable for 2009/10 can be read here.

The Council is a member of the Bus Lane Adjudication Service Joint Committee.  The Joint Committee's draft accounts for 2008/09 and the notice in respect of the exercise of electors' rights can be read here.

For more information...
You can contact the Parking Shop by:

Visiting:
Enforcement & Parking Centre
First Floor
Parkway House
28 Avenue Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH2 5SL

Telephone:
01202 454721

Fax:
01202 451492

Email:
parkingshop@bournemouth.gov.uk.

Opening Hours
Monday to Thursday:  8.30am - 5.00pm
Friday:                      8.30am - 4.30pm