How Does a CPZ Work?
A CPZ is an area where all on-street parking is controlled.
This means that parking is only permitted in designated parking bays and that the remainder of the kerbside space is subject to yellow line restrictions.
Its main aim is to discourage commuter and long stay parking by people from outside the area. To make sure this works fairly, zones are enforced by uniformed Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs).
There are signs at the entry roads to all CPZs displaying the hours during which the controls and restrictions are in force.
Sometimes, yellow line restrictions within a CPZ operate for longer than the controlled hours and if this is the case there will be signs displayed on either the kerb or pavement giving the hours of restriction. The only exception to this is double yellow line restrictions which always operate “at any time” (24 hours a day - seven days a week) and do not require signs to indicate when they are in force.
Locations of CPZ’s
Wigan Borough currently has 3 individual CPZ’s.
In each CPZ a series of streets are grouped together in a zone. Each zone is given a unique number and expires at a different time of the year:
All owners and occupiers of premises within the zone are allowed to apply for permits. Holders of a permit for one zone (such as W1) cannot use that permit to park in any other zone (such as W2) in the borough.
If a vehicle is parked without a permit or the driver breaks any other of the rules, they will become liable for a Penalty Charge Notice.
If you are unsure about whether you are infringing the parking restrictions in the borough, always check for signs and road markings. The parking signs used in the Wigan Borough can be found in the Highway Code (external link).
A more comprehensive guide to the signs can be found in the 'Know your Traffic Signs' booklet (external link). Both booklets are published by the Department for Transport (external link).
