PCN contravention code 99: stopped on a pedestrian crossing or the zig-zag area
Updated 20 September 2026 · By the AppealGo team
Short answer
Contravention code 99 on a council PCN means "stopped on a pedestrian crossing or the zig-zag area". Higher-level contravention: £160 or £140 in London depending on the charging band (£160 on TfL red routes), and £70 in most of the rest of England (£60 in a few areas). Halved if paid within the discount period. The challenges that most often succeed are: the zig-zag markings were faded, incomplete or missing; you stopped because of traffic; the vehicle was only partly on the markings.
| Code | 99 |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Stopped on a pedestrian crossing or the zig-zag area |
| Penalty | Higher-level contravention: £160 or £140 in London depending on the charging band (£160 on TfL red routes), and £70 in most of the rest of England (£60 in a few areas). Halved if paid within the discount period. |
| Challenge route | Informal challenge (windscreen PCNs), formal representations within 28 days of the Notice to Owner, then a free tribunal appeal within 28 days of a rejection |
Code 99 covers stopping on a pedestrian crossing or on the white zig-zag lines either side of it. The restriction applies at all times, needs no sign, and is enforced by councils under the civil scheme, though the police can also deal with it as an offence. It is a higher-level contravention everywhere.
Higher-level contravention: £160 or £140 in London depending on the charging band (£160 on TfL red routes), and £70 in most of the rest of England (£60 in a few areas). Halved if paid within the discount period.
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Check my noticeGrounds for challenging a code 99 PCN
- The zig-zag markings were faded, incomplete or missing. The markings themselves create the restriction, so their condition matters.
- You stopped because of traffic, to give way to a pedestrian, or on a police officer's direction, which are not contraventions.
- The vehicle was only partly on the markings and the officer's photographs show most of it clear.
- Broken down or emergency, with evidence.
- The PCN details are wrong.
How to challenge it
Council PCNs follow the statutory process: an informal challenge within the 14-day discount period for windscreen and hand-served notices, formal representations within 28 days of the Notice to Owner, and a free appeal to London Tribunals or the Traffic Penalty Tribunal within 28 days of any rejection. The full route is in our council PCN guide.
Whatever the ground, photographs of the location, the signs and the road markings taken from the driver's viewpoint are the evidence that wins. AppealGo reads the PCN, checks the code against the details, and drafts and files the challenge for you.
Common questions
Does a code 99 PCN come with points on my licence?
Not when issued by a council as a PCN. If the police deal with it as an offence you can receive a fixed penalty with points, but that is a separate process and the council PCN itself carries none.
Sources
- London Councils: parking and traffic PCN levels from 7 April 2025
- SI 2022/71 Schedule 3: penalty charge levels outside London
- Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (England) Regulations 2022, SI 2022/576
- SI 2022/71 regulation 5: the 10-minute grace period
- London Tribunals (Environment and Traffic Adjudicators)
- Traffic Penalty Tribunal
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