I would like to request the number of parking fines issued in the council’s name over the last three years (from January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2017) broken down by year. Could you please also provide:
– The number of appeals made against these fines, both successful and unsuccessful, broken down by year.
– The total income made from the fines, broken down by year.
– The top three most common reasons for a successful appeal.
– The average fine paid during this period.
| Year |
Penalty charge notices issued |
Income | Successful appeals | Unsuccessful appeals | Average amount of fine |
| 2014 | 44293 | £2,046,728.76 | 4676 | 3321 | £65.57 |
| 2015 | 68055 | £2,998,118.10 | 5606 | 8401 | £66.88 |
| 2016 | 68673 | £3,028,364.38 | 5171 | 8104 | £65.97 |
The top three reasons for successful appeals in each year were:
- evidence received
- first offence
- mitigating circumstances
More information on this topic is published on our Parking page on the Devon County Council public website.