Written questions

Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Commons · Question 3821 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 24 April 2026 to Question 127281 on Parking Offences: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, on what date the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole high penalty charge trial was appr

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 2 Jun 2026

On 17 July 2025, the Secretary of State approved Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s request, following local people’s concerns, to trial higher level penalty charges, subject to certain criteria being met. These included confirmation of suffici...