Controlled Parking Zone

A Controlled Parking Zone or CPZ is a specific type of parking restriction used in the United Kingdom that may be applied to a group of roads within the zone. The intended purpose of a CPZ is to reduce the clutter that can arise from erecting several signs that would otherwise convey the same information, such as a common time restriction sign adjacent to all the single yellow lines in the 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.

The CPZ applies to all parking within the zone unless individual parking bays are signed with different restrictions.[1]

The earliest reference to a 'Controlled Parking Zone' in the London Gazette is for Bristol City Council on 10 November 1959.[2]

UK Sign 663 - start of controlled zone
Start of controlled zone, with applicable times
UK Sign 664 - end of controlled zone
End of controlled zone
  1. ^ "Controlled Parking Zones". UK Motorists Website. UK Motorists. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ City and County of Bristol (Controlled Parking Zone) {No Waiting) Order, 1959