£100 Cap Breach — Single Code

The Single Code maintains a hard cap of £100 on parking charges, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days. Any 'PCN' or invoice purporting to charge more (excluding lawful debt-recovery costs added later) is unenforceable under the Code.

Legal basis

Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice 2024 — Charge Caps; ParkingEye v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67

How to identify this in your case

PCN states a charge greater than £100, or initial demand bundles 'admin fees' before any debt collection step.

Sample appeal wording

Dear [Operator Name], Re: PCN [PCN_NUMBER] — Charge of £[AMOUNT] The Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice 2024 imposes a maximum parking charge of £100 (£60 if paid within 14 days). Your stated charge of £[AMOUNT] exceeds this cap. Under ParkingEye v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67, charges exceeding a legitimate, proportionate sum become extravagant and unconscionable, and unenforceable. The Code codifies the proportionality threshold at £100. I require cancellation in full, alternatively reduction to £60 to reflect the early-payment discount. Yours faithfully, [Driver Name]

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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Sources

Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice 2024 — £100 Cap
ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67