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Parking enforcement on public/bank holidays 

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Parking enforcement on public/bank holidays 

Christmas and New Year Bank Holiday

On-Street enforcement:

  • Tuesday 24 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 25 December – No enforcement
  • Thursday 26 December – Bank holiday enforcement
  • Friday 27 December – Enforcement
  • Saturday 28 December – Enforcement
  • Sunday 29 December – Enforcement
  • Monday 30 December – Enforcement
  • Tuesday 31 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 1 January – Bank holiday enforcement
  • Thursday 2 January - Enforcement

Removals:

  • Tuesday 24 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 25 December – No enforcement
  • Thursday 26 December – No enforcement
  • Friday 27 December – Enforcement
  • Saturday 28 December – Enforcement
  • Sunday 29 December – Enforcement
  • Monday 30 December – Enforcement
  • Tuesday 31 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 1 January – No enforcement
  • Thursday 2 January - Enforcement

Vehicle Pound / Payment Centre:

  • Tuesday 24 December – 08:30 – 16:30
  • Wednesday 25 December – Closed
  • Thursday 26 December – Closed
  • Friday 27 December – 08:30 – 19.30
  • Saturday 28 December – 08:30 – 19.30
  • Sunday 29 December – 10:00 – 19.00
  • Monday 30 December – 08:30 – 19.30
  • Tuesday 31 December – 08:30 – 16.30
  • Wednesday 1 January – Closed
  • Thursday 2 January - 08:30 – 19.30

CCTV

  • Tuesday 24 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 25 December – No enforcement
  • Thursday 26 December – Bank holiday enforcement
  • Friday 27 December – Enforcement
  • Saturday 28 December – Enforcement
  • Sunday 29 December – Enforcement
  • Monday 30 December – Enforcement
  • Tuesday 31 December – Enforcement
  • Wednesday 1 January – Bank holiday enforcement
  • Thursday 2 January - Enforcement

Parking restrictions in operation on public holidays

Certain restrictions will still apply on bank holidays and a penalty charge notice may be issued to vehicles parked in the circumstances and/or locations listed below:

  • double yellow lines
  • where a loading ban is in operation (indicated by a single/double yellow line with adjacent kerb chevrons and a nearby sign stating the hours during which loading is not permitted)
  • bus stops
  • footway parking
  • zig-zag lines
  • parking across a dropped footway
  • double parking
  • car club bays
  • coach bays
  • diplomatic bays
  • dedicated disabled permit holder bays
  • blue and green disabled badge holder bays
  • electric vehicle charging bays
  • suspended bays
  • cycleways

Parking restrictions that are not in operation on these dates

On bank holidays restrictions will not apply and a penalty charge notice will not be issued to vehicles parked in the circumstances and/or locations listed below:

  • resident or shared use (resident permit or paid for parking) bays
  • single yellow lines (except where kerb chevrons / blips show that a loading ban is in operation as outlined above)
  • paid for parking bays
  • business permit holder bays
  • doctors’ bays
  • loading bays
  • market trader permit bays

Bus lanes and CCTV

Bus lane and moving traffic restrictions, such as box junctions and banned turns are enforced as normal on these holidays. Moving traffic contraventions will be enforced 24/7 throughout the holiday period, except those restrictions that are not permitted under the relevant Traffic Management Orders (TMO).

There are two specific exemptions to normal moving traffic enforcement in Camden, these locations will not be enforced on public/bank holidays:

  • Laystall Street pedestrian zone
  • Grafton Road motor vehicles prohibited area between the junctions with Barrington Close and Kiln place