Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) usually allow only residents with permits or short-stay visitors to park on street in a particular road or area. CPZs help to protect residential streets from intrusive commuter parking, and are a good way of controlling the overall level of traffic in an area.

We’ve introduced a number of CPZs in Oxford already, and we plan to expand these zones and add new ones in the next couple of years. These zones will be in parts of the city where congestion caused by car journeys to destinations like hospitals and university buildings is at its worst. CPZs will be complemented by improvements to Oxford’s bus network and Park & Ride system, which ensure that commuters who can no longer park in residential streets have an alternative way of getting to their destination.