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Our car parks offer free parking after 2.00pm in Durham City. This does not include Durham City Park and Ride, Hardwick Park, Wharton Park and Riverside Park (South Ropery Lane, North Ropery Lane and the Donald Owen Clark car parks) and car parks that we do not own.

What happens if you do not pay a parking fine


If you don't pay your parking fine (Penalty Charge Notice), we can go through a series of processes to get the money from you.

If you have received a parking fine and want to pay it, please see our Pay a parking fine page. If you want to challenge it, see Challenge a parking fine.

If you have not paid or challenged the fine: or have received a Notice to Owner through the post: