Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for vehicles parked outside or beyond the markings of a designated parking bay

Request

I am after information relating to the number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for vehicles

parked outside or beyond the markings of a designated parking bay, and the total amount of money received from these fines, in the last four years within your jurisdiction. In particular, are you able to provide me with:



1. The number of Penalty Charge Notices

(PCNs) issued to vehicles for parking outside or beyond the markings of a designated parking bay, including both on-street parking and council-operated car parks for each of the following years: 2023 2024 2025 2026 (please provide figures up to the latest

point available this year) Where possible, please break these figures down by private/passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle/van.



2. The total amount of money received by the council from PCNs issued to vehicles for parking outside or beyond the markings

of a designated parking bay, including both on-street parking and council-operated car parks for each of the following years: 2023 2024 2025 2026 (please provide figures up to the latest point available this year)



Where possible, please break these figures

down by private/passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle/van. If your database works under a Fiscal Year, please provide figures to the corresponding fiscal years.

Decision

1. 2023 (figures only available from 1/4/23) – 550

2024 – 1079

2025 – 813

2026 (up to 14/9/26) - 631

Request for type of vehicle – exempt under Section 12 – would require us to look at each PCN to check for type of vehicle – and would exceed 18 hours).

 

2. 2023 - £14,331

2024 - £26,217

2025 - £20,630

2026 so far - £13,895

Request for type of vehicle – exempt under Section 12 – would require us to look at each PCN to check for type of vehicle – and would exceed 18 hours).

Reference number
17895813
Date request received
07/09/2026
Date of decision
17/09/2026