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I'm very suspicious of how little the actual profit figure is

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Dishing out tickets to illegally parked motorists raised almost £1.5 million for Lincolnshire County Council last year – the highest number of fines dished out on record.

This saw a £16,000 profit for the authority, its first in three years.

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The top locations for parking fines have been identified, with Silver Street in Lincoln leading at 1,390 yellow stickers.

The second most tickets were handed out was 993 at Market Place, Boston.

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In third spot was Broad Street, Stamford with 686 tickets.


Other hotspots were West Street, Boston (579); Eastgate, Louth (562); Lumley Road, Skegness (535); St Peters Hill, Grantham (484); Wide Bargate, Boston (473), Bath Row, Stamford (471); Sea Road, Anderby Creek (441).

Figures showed 2022/23 was the highest year on record for fines being issued according to officers, with 37,445 tickets handed out, up on the previous year’s 35,292 and 24,225 in 2020/21, which was affected by the Covid pandemic.

The total income including penalty charges for the 2022/23 financial year reached £1,499,317, against enforcement costs of £1,483,122.

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Of the fines issued, 4,891 were appealed, with 1,641 (34%) subsequently allowed.

A further 40 were taken to Traffic Penalty Tribunal appeal with 11 allowed, 14 not contested and 15 rejected.

so you have to wonder if everyone appealed just how many would actually stand ?

The income generated from these fines is earmarked for enforcement services, parking facilities, and various transport and environmental projects.

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This financial turnaround is a significant shift from the previous two years, where the council faced deficits – £100,511 in 2020/21 and £48,668 in 2021/22.

A parking fine is £70 or £50, reduced by 50% if paid within 14 days.

However, the council faces a growing challenge.

“The level of penalty charge has remained static for many years whilst costs, especially for staff and travel, continue to climb,” the report warned, highlighting concerns over rising operational costs.

“This leads to an inevitable crossover where cost can exceed income. How to minimise or eliminate this financial burden whilst continuing to deliver the service in line with council policy will continue to be the main priority going forward.”

In recent years, the council has faced annual deficits, primarily due to increases in the National Living Wage, which significantly impacted the monthly costs of enforcement contracts.

These costs are projected to rise further from April 2024. Despite these rising expenses, the charge for a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) has not changed for many years, a situation that predates the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement in Lincolnshire in 2012.


The British Parking Association is advocating for a government review to potentially increase the monetary levels of PCNs, a move that is closely monitored by local authorities for future implications.

of course they do their members make money out of the fines !

In addition to urban areas, the council has taken action at Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park, including car parks at Anderby Creek, Chapel Six Marshes, Huttoft Car Terrace, Marsh Yard, and Wolla Bank.

In 2022/23, there were 37,765 transactions made for the car parks in the coastal country park, with an income from car park charges of £98,711.

The busiest was Anderby Creek car park, with 14,113 tickets sold for an income of £37,652.

During the meeting, councillors discussed parking management with Matt Jones, parking services manager.

They addressed the quieter period in Lincoln due to the absence of the Christmas market and the cost-neutrality of parking permit schemes.

Concerns were raised about officer allocation between school patrols and resident parking, with Jones assuring efficient deployment.

Discussions also touched on staff turnover challenges and the parking service’s reserve fund, which currently stands at around £800,000.

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I suspect they have added the full set-up costs, which would include any cameras and IT setup.

Be in no doubt that the profits going forward will be huge.

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but a mere drop in the ocean compared to Manchesters' kerching machine !

10 million from one road !

A council has made more than £10m from bus lane fines on just one street in 17 months, data has revealed.

A Freedom of Information request showed thousands of drivers have been fined for driving along the Oxford Road bus gate in Manchester.

The bus gate means parts of the road are only open to buses, black cabs and pedal cycles from 06:00 to 21:00.

Manchester City Council said it was content that the signs in place were adequate.

Drivers in cars going through this section face a £60 fine that reduces to £30 if paid within 21 days.

Since the beginning of 2020, a total of 182,707 fines have been handed out for cars driving in the bus lane along Oxford Road, data obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service showed.

For the period April 2022 to September 2023, the council collected £10,241,545.13 in revenue.

either the entire population of Madchester are stupid or those signs aren't clear enough

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And the moon is made out of cheese.

Make the signs bigger, and make them obvious to drivers thus allowing those drivers to change direction.

But then those councils wouldn't have all those millions to pi** up the wall on cycle lanes and the like.

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25 out of 40 not challenged by the council or won on appeal. the national average is about 80% according to Pepipoo. and the street with 685-odd tickets amount to 2 a day on average. Is it really worth having parking restrictions if this is the best they can do? £16000 a year is about £250 a week "profit" which should go back into public transport.