Response 3906943

Response to request for information

Reference

3906943

Response date

13 March 2026

Request

I am getting in touch with a Freedom of Information request relating to common driving and parking fines. I am requesting the following information held by your authority for the periods:

• 1 January to 31 December 2024
• 1 January to 31 December 2025

Please provide a breakdown of the data for each council area or enforcement district within your authority’s jurisdiction, where applicable. For each council area or district, please provide:

• The total number of driving and parking fines issued during each period, along with the month in each period that recorded the highest number of fines.
• A breakdown of fines issued by type during each period, including where applicable:
  • Parking offences (e.g. no valid ticket, overstaying, double yellow lines) 
  • Obstructive parking offences (including dropped kerbs)
  • Bus lane offences 
  • Yellow box junction offences 
  • Red route offences 
  • Moving traffic offences (e.g. banned turns, no entry violations)
• Please include the total number issued for each fine type and indicate which fine type was most common in each period.
• Where data is held, the number of fines issued during each period to drivers in the following age groups:
  • Under 25 years old
  • 25–64 years old
  • 65 years old and over
• Where data is held, the number of fines issued during each period, broken down by gender.
• Where available, the number of individuals who received more than one driving or parking fine within the same period.
• Monthly totals for driving and parking fines during each period, to identify any seasonal patterns.

Response

• The total number of driving and parking fines issued during each period, along with the month in each period that recorded the highest number of fines.
  • 1 January to 31 December 2024 5366. Month with the highest number of fines August 2024.
    1 January to 31 December 2025 5955. Month with the highest number of fines April 2025.
• Parking Offences 
  • Disabled person's parking    
    2024 - 406
    2025 - 380 
  • Feeding the meter    
    2024 - 52
    2025 - 54 
  • Parked after payment expired    
    2024 - 916
    2025 - 809 
  • Parked in a permit bay    
    2024 - 125
    2025 - 12 
  • Parked in an electric vehicles charging place    
    2024 - 8
    2025 - 12 
  • Parked longer than permitted    
    2024 - 67
    2025 - 205 
  • Parked with engine running    
    2024 - 2 
  • Parked without clear display    
    2024 - 3399
    2025 - 4068 
  • Parked without payment    
    2024 - 155
    2025 - 199 
  • Re-parked in the same place    
    2024 - 2
    2025 - 14 
  • Parked beyond the bay markings    
    2024 - 152
    2025 - 168 
  • Parked in a restricted area    
    2025 - 2 
  • Wrong class of vehicle    
    2024 - 68
    2025 - 27 
  • Wrong size of vehicle    
    2024 - 10
    2025 - 1 
• Obstructive parking offences (including dropped kerbs)
  • 2024 - 4 
  • 2025 - 4 
• Bus lane offences Not Applicable 
• Yellow box junction offences Not Applicable
• Red route offences Not Applicable  
• Moving traffic offences (e.g. banned turns, no entry violations) Not Applicable
• Where data is held, the number of fines issued during each period to drivers in the following age groups.
• Where data is held, the number of fines issued during each period, broken down by gender.
  • We do not keep a record of this information. At onset the majority of PCNs are served by placing the PCN on the vehicle. A significant portion of PCNs are paid before the DVLA keeper details are provided. As standard age or gender is not a category of information which is provided by the DVLA.
• Where available, the number of individuals who received more than one driving or parking fine within the same period.
  • 1 January to 31 December 2025 - 285
  • 1 January to 31 December 2024 - 335