Controlled Parking Zone

A sign indicating the start of a CPZ typically states that there are parking, loading, weight or other restrictions between certain hours of operation.

[1] The earliest reference to a 'Controlled Parking Zone' in the London Gazette is for Bristol City Council on 10 November 1959.

[2] A common use for a CPZ is to allow only residents, or other valid permit holders, of an area to park in on-street spaces at certain times of the day, which will be shown on street signs.

Controlled Parking Zones are defined in statute by Schedule 4 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.

[3] In 2010 Neil Herron lost a challenge to the legality of a CPZ operated by Sunderland City Council, having claimed that the presence of other road markings within the zone rendered it invalid.