Top 10 places where drivers are fined the most for parking tickets – is your town on the list?
COUNCILS are raking in £121k every DAY from parking fines – which is a whopping £5,083 every HOUR.
Local Authorities in the UK are making £45million per year from parking contraventions with the 1.3million charges dished out.
The council earns £4.7 million a year from 152,222 parking contraventions annually, or £547 per hour.
Brighton and Hove council brings home the bronze, raking in £4.6million each year from PCN fines.
The seaside city gets around 121,582 fines on average – which equates to £12,611 per day or £526 per hour.
At the other end of the scale, Preston, Exeter and Allerdale councils dish out the fewest parking fines at only six PCNs per day, or 2,190 a year, on average.
Preston receives the least income from parking tickets at just £131 per day.
Bud Johnston, Group Marketing Manager at Rivervale said: “Never overlook a parking fine, whether it’s from a council or a private company.
“If you feel like your ticket has been issued unfairly, it’s best to go through the proper channels to appeal.
“Research shows that three in five tickets are challenged successfully, so you could have a chance of overturning an incorrect fine.
“However, think very carefully about your appeal and whether it’s worth it. Your fine could double or even triple if you take too long to pay.
“For free guidance, contact Citizens Advice or try forums like PePiPoo to get help with your parking ticket.”
LOWEST EARNING UK COUNCIL'S
These local councils are at teh bottom of the pile with parking fines:
- Preston – £131 (6 tickets)
- Exeter - £145 (6 tickets)
- Allerdale - £147 (6 tickets)
- Belfast - £418 (11 tickets)
- Blackburn - £838 (35 tickets)
- Newport - £927 (31 tickets)
- Warrington - £1,021 (34 tickets)
- Wigan - £1,055 (38 tickets)
- Wolverhampton - £1,264 (54 tickets)
- Peterborough - £1,308 (46 tickets)