noun phrase · neutral

parking enforcement

UK/ˈpɑːkɪŋ ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/US/ˈpɑːrkɪŋ ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/PAR·king en·FORCE·ment

Band 6-7speakingtask2

the act of enforcing parking regulations, such as issuing fines or towing vehicles

Examples

Stricter parking enforcement has reduced illegal parking in the city centre.

Parking enforcement officers patrol busy streets during office hours.

Local councils increased parking enforcement to free up kerb space.

Band 8 sentence

Effective parking enforcement, combined with reasonable pricing, can discourage long-term curbside parking and improve turnover for local businesses.

Collocations

  • strict parking enforcement
  • parking enforcement officers
  • improve parking enforcement

Word family

parking noun/adjenforce verbenforcement noun

Common mistakes

to enforcement parkingto enforce parking rules

parking enforcement is important to reduce carparking enforcement is important to reduce illegal parking

Say it for a higher band

5parking fine6parking control7+parking enforcement

Synonyms

parking control

Easily confused

parking fine

Drivers complained about a new parking fine introduced by the council.

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