Pay a Penalty Charge Notice

How to pay for a parking fine, what you need to provide and what happens if you don't pay it.

What you need to provide

You will need:

  • the notice number that was issued
  • the vehicle registration number that was issued the notice
  • your contact details
  • payment card details - either credit or debit cards are accepted

The notice number and vehicle registration number can be found on the front of the charge notice or correspondence you have received.

Pay a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)

Please wait 24 hours before paying the fine online or by phone. If you attempt to pay on the day you receive the fine, the Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) may not yet appear in the system.

There are different ways to pay depending on when your PCN was issued.

Before 31 March 2023

Pay a PCN if it was issued before 31 March 2023

After 1 April 2023

Pay a PCN if it was issued after 1 April 2023

Pay over the phone

If you prefer to make your payment over the phone rather than online, you can call Parking Services.

Parking Services
Telephone: 0333 6000 604

How your data is managed

The data is managed by Chipside (the data controller) on behalf of Westmorland And Furness Council. Payment is taken by SagePay/WorldPay on behalf of Westmorland And Furness Council

If you want to challenge your Penalty Charge Notice

You have two opportunities to challenge a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) depending on what stage it is at.

Challenge a Penalty Charge Notice

If you don’t pay your Penalty Charge Notice

If a PCN remains unpaid, a warrant of control may be issued in the vehicle keeper's name under the authority of the Traffic Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court.

This warrant will be passed to the Council's enforcement agents. They will contact the vehicle keeper to request payment. If payment is still not made they may instruct a certified enforcement agent to find another way to secure payment.

If you have a query

If you have a query about a PCN which has been passed to the council's enforcement agents, you can contact us or them directly and they can advise you further.

Contact Parking Services