More than 100 parking tickets handed out every day in Warwickshire
More than 100 parking tickets were handed out in Warwickshire every day in the first half of 2022, new figures reveal.
Penalty Charge Notices are issued when drivers break parking regulations, such as by parking on double yellow lines or on a single yellow line at a prohibited time.
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Hide AdFigures obtained by Churchill Motor Insurance through Freedom of Information requests show 21,840 penalty charge notices were handed out by Warwickshire County Council in the six months to June 2022 – equivalent to 121 each day.
This was a rise from 101 per day across the whole of 2021 – although seasonal variations and coronavirus lockdowns may have contributed.
Nicholas Mantel, head of Churchill Motor Insurance, said: “Motorists across Britain are regularly being caught out by increased and sometimes complicated parking restrictions.
“We would encourage drivers to always check parking signs carefully to ensure they avoid any expensive fines.
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Hide Ad“If motorists do receive a parking fine, they have 28 days to pay it or appeal to an independent tribunal,” he added.
In total, 230 councils across the UK responded to the Freedom of Information requests.
Among those that provided data, the figures show a rise in the average daily number of parking fines, from 17,500 in 2021 to 19,600 in the first half of last year.
The figures show Warwickshire County Council brought in £632,500 in revenue in the first half of 2022 from penalty charge notices – or £3,514 a day.
This was a rise from £3,110 a day across the whole of 2021.
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Hide AdThe figures further show £2,734,539 has been collected by Warwickshire County Council from parking tickets from the start of 2020 to June 2022.