Parking enforcement

We enforce parking, loading and waiting restrictions in the borough.

The main reasons for parking enforcement are to:

• encourage sensible and legal parking
• reduce traffic congestion on our roads
• make our roads safer for drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists
• support town centres by encouraging commuters and other drivers to use long-stay car parks freeing up short-stay spaces
• help blue badge users, by enforcing disabled parking spaces
• allow buses and service vehicles to operate more effectively
• improve the general environment

Reporting problems that need parking enforcement

If you know of an on-going problem that needs parking enforcement, you can report it online.

Simply zoom-in on the map of Thurrock and – if the problem hasn't been reported already – make a new report using the map to show us where the problem is. Tell us as much as you can about the problem to help us investigate. You can check back later for progress updates.

Report a highway problem

Civil Enforcement Officers

Our team of Civil Enforcement Officers – previously known as parking attendants – is on patrol across Thurrock. They enforce regulations for:

• on-street parking
• pay-and-display car parks

Civil Enforcement Officers on the streets do not deal with:

• parking appeals
• issuing permits
• abandoned or untaxed vehicles
• vehicles parked on the footway unless there are yellow lines in place
• vehicles parked on grass verges unless there are yellow lines in place
• vehicles causing an obstruction unless there are yellow lines in place