TfL Code 62 PCN Appeal: Footway Parking (2026)

1. What does TfL Code 62 mean?

TfL Code 62 alleges parking with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or another part of the road outside the carriageway. London's prohibition comes from section 15 of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1974 and does not require proof that a pedestrian was obstructed.

Contravention

Code 62 alleges parking with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or a part of a road other than the carriageway

Category

On-Street Parking PCNs

Issuing authority

Transport for London

Formal representation deadline

28 days beginning with service of the Notice to Owner or postal parking PCN.

Appeal route

TfL, then London Tribunals after a formal Notice of Rejection.

Penalty and discount

£160, reduced by 50% to £80 during the applicable discount period.

Appealing during the discount

TfL pauses the discount period when it receives your representation within that period. If rejected, the remaining discount period resumes from the point it was paused.

2. What must TfL establish?

The London footway-parking prohibition does not need a separate ban sign on every street. Where footway parking is authorised, compare the permission, signs, bay boundaries and the exact wheel position. A change in paving colour alone does not settle the legal boundary.

• TfL must establish the relevant wheel position on or over a footpath or part of the road outside the carriageway under section 15 of the 1974 Act.
• Any authorisation of footway parking must be checked against its legal extent, the signs and the vehicle's position.
• Evidence of necessary loading, attended breakdown assistance or another statutory exception must be assessed against its conditions.

3. Grounds and exemptions for a TfL Code 62 appeal

The loading exception requires that the activity could not satisfactorily be performed without parking there, continuous attendance and no more than 20 minutes unless a longer period was permitted. A Blue Badge or leaving room for passing traffic is not general footway-parking permission.

• The photographs do not establish a wheel on or over the relevant non-carriageway area.
• Footway parking was authorised at that position and the vehicle complied with the permission.
• Necessary loading met the statutory conditions, including continuous attendance and the applicable time limit.
• Another statutory exception covered the event, such as qualifying emergency activity, police permission or necessary attended breakdown assistance.
• If ownership, hire liability, payment or the amount demanded is disputed, explain the applicable statutory ground and attach the records supporting it.

4. How to challenge your PCN with TfL

For an on-street parking ticket, send TfL an initial challenge. Formal representations are made within 28 days beginning with service of the Notice to Owner, or directly against a postal parking PCN.

The 50% discount normally runs for 14 days from service, or 21 days for an approved-device postal parking PCN. TfL pauses the discount period when it receives your representation within that period. If rejected, the remaining discount period resumes from the point it was paused.

1. Open TfL's PCN service below using your PCN number and vehicle registration.
2. Explain the Code 62 ground you rely on. Include evidence of the wheel position, authorised parking extent and evidence of any statutory exception.
3. Submit in the name of the person or organisation on the notice, including written authorisation where a representative acts for them.
4. For a postal representation, use Red routes, PO Box 335, Darlington DL1 9PU. Keep a copy and allow time for delivery.
5. Save your completed submission, attachments and dated acknowledgement.

5. How long does TfL have to respond?

TfL must serve its decision within 56 days beginning with receipt of qualifying formal parking representations. If it does not, those representations are deemed accepted. This period applies to formal representations, not the initial informal challenge.

6. If TfL rejects your representation

Following a formal rejection, you have 28 days beginning with service to pay or register an appeal with London Tribunals. Use the appeal instructions and verification details supplied with TfL's decision.

An initial informal parking rejection is a different stage: formal representations can be made against the Notice to Owner if one follows.

7. Taking your TfL appeal to London Tribunals

Register with the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators at London Tribunals, the independent tribunal for this PCN. Set out your Code 62 grounds and include the notice, your representation and the supporting evidence.

If TfL contests the appeal, review its evidence pack against the wheel position, authorised parking extent and evidence of any statutory exception. Respond to the tribunal's directions by the dates it gives you.

There is no fee to register an appeal. If refused, the full penalty is normally payable; the earlier discount does not automatically continue.

Other TfL notices and appeal routes

This contravention uses the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators route. TfL's ULEZ, LEZ, Congestion Charge and tunnel charging penalties use the separate Road User Charging Adjudicators route.

2025 TfL tribunal results: Footway parking

71 of 167 recorded cases were allowed (42.5%).

Full Code 62 PCN Appeal Guide

Read the detailed legislation, signage requirements, exemptions and case analysis for this contravention.