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Airports: Fines

Asked by Amanda HackLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 117196

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered banning the issuance of Penalty Charge Notices on Airport land.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh

Penalty charge notices are reserved for local authorities, not the private land to which you refer.

The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 requires the government to introduce a Code of Practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parking facilities. Private parking facilities means facilities for the parking of vehicles on ‘Relevant Land’.

‘Relevant Land’ is defined at paragraph 3 schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedom Act 2012. Landowners, including airports, will be responsible to check if their land is in scope.

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