Parking schemes, restrictions & legislation
We've produced a number of guides to explain parking restrictions in Brighton & Hove. The guides give information such as who can park there, whether the restriction applies on bank holidays and much more.
- Parking Bays including permit, shared use, pay and display, disabled bay and motorcycle bays
- Yellow lines including zigzags and pavement/verge parking
- Other types of bays such as car club bays, loading bays and ambulance bays
- Lines across private accesses (white return lines)
- Suspensions and how to suspend a parking restriction
- Electric vehicle charging points
- Double parking and dropped footways
- The rules on loading or unloading
- What to do if your vehicle has broken down
If you do not obey a parking restriction you may receive a penalty charge notice. Take a look at our top 10 tips for avoiding a Penalty Charge Notice.
If you see a vehicle parked where it should not be you can report it to us.
Other information you may find useful is the Highway Code and Know your traffic signs.
Parking legislation
Information about Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO), consultations and legislation
- Requesting a restriction
- Traffic Regulation Orders
- Parking legislation including The Traffic Management Act 2004
- TRO proposals
- TRO recently finalised
Controlled Parking Zones
There are a number of areas in Brighton & Hove where parking is causing concern and residents are asking for consultation on parking controls as soon as possible. Areas where on-street parking is controlled are called Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ).