Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriagewayThe official national descriptor for code 62, as published in the Department for Transport statutory guidance list.
The letter after the number on your ticket
Codes are often written with a suffix — 62c rather than just 62. The letter narrows the allegation, and it tells you what the council actually says went wrong. These are the suffixes code 62 can carry:
| 1 | one wheel on the footway |
| 2 | partly on the footway |
| 4 | all wheels on the footway |
| c | on a vehicle crossover |
| g | on a grass verge |
The number on a 62 is not a bay type — on footway codes it records how much of the vehicle was on the pavement.
What the council has to be able to show
An appeal is not an apology, it is a challenge to the council’s case. For code 62 that case rests on:
- That footway parking is prohibited at that location.
- The position of the wheels.
Where code 62 tickets go wrong
London has had a general footway parking ban for decades. In most of England outside London a council needs a traffic order covering that street. Ask which order applies.
Verges, hardstanding and areas of carriageway are not all footway. If the ground you were on is disputed, photograph it in context.
Not a defence in itself, but relevant where the street is signed for it or where emergency access required it.
Scotland took a different route again with a national pavement parking ban, so advice written for one nation does not transfer. Check which applies where you were ticketed.
What to gather before you write
- A wide photo showing the street, the footway and where the wheels sat.
- Any signs permitting or restricting footway parking on that road.
Code 62 questions, answered
Is pavement parking illegal everywhere in the UK?
No, and this is where most bad advice comes from. London has had a general footway parking ban for decades. Scotland introduced a national ban of its own. In most of England outside London a council needs a specific traffic order covering that street, so it is worth asking which order they are relying on.
What does contravention code 62 mean?
Parked with one or more wheels on or over a footpath or any part of a road other than a carriageway. In plain terms: Footway parking. The rules are not the same across the country, which is where most of the argument lives.
How much is a code 62 penalty?
Code 62 sits in the higher band, so it carries the more expensive of the two rates that council uses. Outside London that is commonly around £70; in London it is £160 in Band A or £140 in Band B. Half is normally taken off if you pay within 14 days, and your notice states the actual figures.
Your notice is definitive. This page explains the national code. Councils use extra codes and local suffixes, and the wording printed on your own notice always takes precedence. Check the deadline on the notice before you do anything else — the discount usually runs out after 14 days.
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