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Double check your parking ticket before paying

We have had some reports of fake parking tickets (PCNs) left on vehicles in Islington and neighbouring boroughs.

If you get a PCN, please check:

  • it has the Islington Council logo, crest and 'for a more equal future' in the top-right on the front
  • the back has instructions on how to pay including the web address islington.gov.uk/pcnpay - if you use this, you will see a green band at the top with our logo
  • the back also tells you how to challenge a PCN
  • it has a detachable slip that says "do not pay the civil enforcement officer"

Our PCNs do not have a QR code that you scan with your phone camera to pay. Do not scan any QR code on a PCN.

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Terms and conditions for short stay parking

Find out how to park your vehicle in Islington without receiving a penalty charge notice.

How to avoid getting a parking fine (penalty charge notice)

If you park your car in an Islington short stay parking bay, you’ll need to pay.

Find out how to pay for parking in Islington

You’ll get a penalty charge and your vehicle can be removed if you:

  • fail to complete a transaction using RingGo cashless parking payments
  • parked after expiry time or you exceed maximum stay
  • park outside marked bays
  • paid to park in a bay not designated for short stay parking.

If the parking bay is suspended

Short stay parking bays can be suspended for highway works, special events or other reasons.

Please check the signs.

Even if you’ve made a payment, any vehicle parked in a suspended bay can receive a penalty charge notice and be removed.

Blue badge exemptions

Valid blue badge users can park free of charge (except in Sobell Leisure Centre car park)

Refunds

Refunds are not given for unused parking time.

Top-up of time can be made up to the maximum time period.

It's the customer’s responsibility to make sure details are correct at time of booking.

We cannot refund fees paid in the event of a penalty charge notice being issued and upheld.

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