Our officers

Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) enforce off-street and on-street car parking in Derbyshire.

This includes:

• off-street car parks owned by the district councils
• pay and display parking
• residents' parking schemes
• double yellow lines

• and other parking restrictions.

They will check to see if cars are parked appropriately and if not they will issue a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

There are set observation periods for different contraventions and CEOs will ask a motorist to move a vehicle, if he/she is in the vehicle prior to issuing a PCN.

Here are some typical contraventions that our CEOs will issue you a penalty charge notice for:

• parking on double yellow lines
• parking on single yellow lines during the times shown on the sign
• parking in a loading bay unless loading or unloading during the times shown
• parking on zig zag markings (e.g outside a school) and pedestrian crossings
• overstaying your time in a limited waiting bay
• overstaying your times in council car parks
• parking in a bus lane or taxi rank
• parking in a disabled parking space unless you display a valid blue badge.

CEOs do not have individual discretion when issuing PCNs and will not take any mitigating circumstances (such as a dental appointment overrunning) into account at the time of issue. Any circumstances will be considered by the appeals staff at a later date. This will ensure consistency and prevent CEOs having to make judgement calls in potentially hostile situations.