Parking tickets against foreign vehicles

Our reference: 1253 FOI

Dear Dr Tai,

Thank you for your request of 14 April 2009 in which you asked for the
following information:

Would you please provide the following information about parking

tickets issued against vehicles registered in (a) member states of

the European Union other than the United Kingdom, and in (b)

jurisdictions outside the European Union.

1 Number of parking tickets issued by the Oxfordshire County

Council against vehicles registered in (a) and in (b) respectively,

in the year 2008.

2 Total value of fees, penalty charges, etc. claimed in these

tickets, (a) and (b) respectively, in 2008.

3 Total value received so far for these fees, charges etc., (a) and

(b) respectively, in 2008.

4 Policies of the Oxfordshire County Council for collecting such

fees, charges, etc. from vehicles registered outside the United

Kingdom; (a) and (b) respectively if the policies are different.

Your request is being considered and you will receive the information
requested as soon as possible and in any event within the next 20 working
days in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, unless an
exemption applies. This means that the council will respond to you by 13
May 2009.

There may be a fee payable for this information. You will be informed if
this is the case and you can decide if you wish to proceed with your
request.

If appropriate, the information requested can be made available in
alternative formats, including other languages, Braille, large print, and
audiocassette. If you require any of these formats then please let me
know.

Please contact me if you have any have further enquiries about your
request. I would be grateful if you could quote the reference number given
at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet

Information Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Corporate Core
Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
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Our reference: 1253 FOI

Dear Dr Tai,

Thank you for your request of 14 April in which you asked for the
following information:

Would you please provide the following information about parking

tickets issued against vehicles registered in (a) member states of

the European Union other than the United Kingdom, and in (b)

jurisdictions outside the European Union.

1 Number of parking tickets issued by the Oxfordshire County

Council against vehicles registered in (a) and in (b) respectively,

in the year 2008.

2 Total value of fees, penalty charges, etc. claimed in these

tickets, (a) and (b) respectively, in 2008.

3 Total value received so far for these fees, charges etc., (a) and

(b) respectively, in 2008.

4 Policies of the Oxfordshire County Council for collecting such

fees, charges, etc. from vehicles registered outside the United

Kingdom; (a) and (b) respectively if the policies are different.

Oxfordshire County Council does not hold information in a way that
can differentiate between vehicles registered in (a) member states of the
European Union other than the United Kingdom and in (b) jurisdictions
outside the European Union.

Vehicles that are properly registered and taxed in their home countries
and brought into the UK temporarily are usually exempt from UK
registration and licensing, and may be used in the UK for up to six months
in any twelve month period. After that they must be registered and
licensed with Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Keepers must
register and license their vehicle immediately they become resident in the
UK.

A vehicle might be recorded by the issuing Civil Enforcement Officer (CEO)
as being a 'foreign' vehicle. If not, it might become apparent that the
vehicle is `foreign' during the normal progression of a penalty charge
notice (PCN) if the PCN is not paid and an owner/keepership details
request is made to the DVLA. In these cases the PCN is not progressed and
a `Notice to Owner' (giving a further 28 days either to pay the full
penalty charge or make representations to the council) cannot be sent to
the person who appears to be the owner/keeper as they have not
re-registered the vehicle with the DVLA.

However, if more than four PCNs are issued to a single `foreign' vehicle
whether registered in the UK or abroad, and these are not paid or
challenged, then the vehicle can and may be removed and impounded.

Below is a table showing information for PCNs issued from 1 January 2008
to 31September 2008. After this date information is recorded differently
and Oxfordshire County Council cannot supply the information requested.

+----------------------------------------------+
|Total PCNs issued to Foreign Vehicles|2136 |
|-------------------------------------+--------|
|Number Written off |1115 |
|-------------------------------------+--------|
|Number cancelled     |650 |
|-------------------------------------+--------|
|Number paid |359 |
|-------------------------------------+--------|
|Amount Paid |£10,485|
+----------------------------------------------+

Oxfordshire County Council's policy is to issue and progress PCNs to all
any vehicles that are found to have been parked in contravention of the
relevant traffic regulation order and progress the notice in accordance
with statutory procedure.

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Please let me know if you have further enquiries. I would be grateful if
you could use the reference number given at the top of this email.

Yours sincerely,

Rachel Skeet

Information Officer

Oxfordshire County Council
Corporate Core
Freedom of Information Team
County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1ND

Tel: 01865 815889
Fax: 01865 247805

E-mail: [3][email address] (direct)
E-mail: [4][Oxfordshire County Council request email] (FOI team)
Internet: [5]www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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