Parking fines

Please note that parking fines (ECNs) are administered by a shared South-Vale team at the Vale of White Horse District Council.

From 17 October 2011 new parking regulations are being introduced in the district.  From that day people will need to display a ticket to park for the free hour at car parks in Thame, Didcot, Goring, some car parks in Wallingford and the free two hours at Goldsmith’s Lane car park in Wallingford.  

The other main changes in the car parks are:

-         Introducing a maximum stay of four hours at the Church Road car park in Wheatley.

-         Introducing new charges at the Riverside car park in Wallingford, including

• free parking on Sundays
• a new short stay charge of 50p for up to one hour all summer (low and high season) and £1 for up to three hours in high season.  The cost of parking up to 10 hours will remain the same at £2.30.
• a new free permit for leisure centre card holders.

-         Changes to season ticket charges and for the cost of replacing season tickets or permits.

Details of the new order can be downloaded on the right hand side.

Parking fines of up to £70 are imposed for the following offences:

• no ticket displayed 
• ticket run out
• not parked in a proper bay
• parking in a disabled bay without a valid disabled badge
• parking in a space for more than 24 hours after a fine has been incurred

Please refer to the Off-street Parking Order (2011) on the right for further details.

Please note: All parking fines from South Oxfordshire District Council have the format XC123456 (XC followed by 6 digits) on the ticket. If your parking fine has a different reference number, please refer to the contact details on the fine ticket to find out whom to contact regarding paying your fine.

Pay online:

• Pay your parking fine online

Pay by phone

You can pay by debit or credit card, by telephone on 0845 303 8506 (24 hours).

Pay by cheque

You can also pay by cheque, bankers draft, money order or postal order made payable to South Oxfordshire District Council, and post to:

All appeals must be in writing by the driver of the vehicle.  If you wish to appeal against an excess charge or parking fine, you can do so using the online form below:

• Appeal against a fine online form

Alternatively, please write to Technical Services at the address on the back of the excess charge, providing an explanation so that we can consider the matter.