FOI Request - Penalty Charge Notices and Fines
Request 101003775013
1. How many penalty charge notices have been issued in your region for breaches of parking rules -for example, overstaying - in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025?
2. The total amount collected in fines (in £) of penalty charge notices issued in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025?
3. How many appeals have been lodged against the penalty charge notices in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025?
4. How many appeals saw a successful outcome for the claimant in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025?
5. Please can you share what the money from penalty charge notices was used for in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025?
6. Do you use a private parking company to issue penalty charge notices, if yes which company do you use?
Response 20-05-2025
1.
| Year | Issued |
| 2022 | 1576 |
| 2023 | 1316 |
| 2024 | 1802 |
| 2025 (up to 13 April) | 303 |
2.
| Year | Value |
| 2022/23 | £86219.00 |
| 2023/24 | £75235.00 |
| 2024/25 | £100,380.00 |
| 2025 to date | £6660.00 |
3. This number is not recorded. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
4.
| Year | Successful Outcome |
| *2022/23 | 212 |
| *2023/24 | 185 |
| *2024/25 | 244 |
| *2025 to date | 17 |
* there are various ways an excess charge notice can be appealed; however, it is not recorded as cancelled unless successful
5. Income generated from car parks goes to the Roads and Transportation budget and are spent on priorities set for the year.
6. No