Table of offences

The table below shows a full range of highway offences for which Fixed Penalty Notices may be issued.

Table of offences for fixed penalty notices
Offence code Description of offence Section in Highways Act 1980
01 Painting or otherwise inscribing or affixing picture etc. upon the surface of a highway or upon a tree, structure or works on in a highway  132(1) 
02 Wilful obstruction of highway  137(1) 
03 Erecting a building, fence or hedge on highway  138 
04 Depositing builders skip on highway without permission  139(3) 
05 Failure to secure lighting or other marketing of builder's skip  139(4) (a) 
06 Failure to secure marketing of builders skip with name and address  139(4)(b) 
07 Failure to secure removal of builders skip  139(4)(c) 
08 Failure to comply with conditions of permission  139(4)(d) 
09 Failure to remove or reposition builders skip  140(3) 
10 Failure to comply with notice requiring removal of tree or shrub  141(3) 
11 Using of stall etc. for road side sales in certain circumstances  147A(2) 
12 Depositing material etc. on a made up carriageway  148(a) 
13 Depositing material etc. within 15 feet from the centre of made up carriageway  148(b) 
14 Depositing anything on highway to the interruption of user  148(c) 
15 Pitching of booths, stalls or stands or encamping on highway  148(d) 
16 Failure to comply with notice requiring works to prevent soil or refuse escaping onto street or into sewer.  151(3) 
17 Failure to comply with notice requiring removal of projection from buildings.  152(4) 
18 Failure to comply with notice requiring alteration of door, gate or bar opening outwards onto street.  153(5) 
19 Depositing things on highway which cause injury or danger  161(1) 
20 Erecting scaffolding or other structure without licence or failing to comply with terms of licence or perform duty under subsection (4)  169(5)