Parking Charge Notices

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Dear City of Edinburgh Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to enquire the following information around the distribution of Parking Charge Notices.

I would like to request:

1. The number of Parking Charge Notices City of Edinburgh Council has issued over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017)

2. The revenue from the Parking Charge Notices issued by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017)

3. The location i.e. street or car park where Parking Charge Notices have been issued the most by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July2017 - September 2017)

Yours faithfully,

Jenny Calnan

City of Edinburgh Council

Ms Jenny Calnan

Date: 28/09/2017

Our ref: 16368

Dear Ms Calnan

Acknowledgement of Request

Subject: Parking Charge Notices

Thank you for your request for information received on 28/09/2017. In your request you asked for the following;

1. The number of Parking Charge Notices City of Edinburgh Council has issued over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017)

2. The revenue from the Parking Charge Notices issued by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017)

3. The location i.e. street or car park where Parking Charge Notices have been issued the most by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July2017 - September 2017)

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Information Governance Unit
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City of Edinburgh Council

Ms Jenny Calnan

[FOI #434594 email]

Date: 24/10/2017

Our ref: 16368

Dear Ms Calnan

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Release of Information

Subject: Parking Charge Notices

Thank you for your request for information of 28/09/2017 where you asked a number of questions regarding the above. Your request has been processed and considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the information is provided below. I shall address each of your questions in turn.

You asked the following:

Q1. The number of Parking Charge Notices City of Edinburgh Council has issued over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017).

A1. There was 58,994 Penalty Charge Notices (parking tickets) issued between 01 July 2017 and 30 September 2017. Please note that this figure includes parking tickets which have been written off due to the vehicle driving away before the parking ticket could be issued and parking tickets which were spoiled due to errors being made.

Q2. The revenue from the Parking Charge Notices issued by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July 2017 - September 2017).

A2. The current income from the parking tickets issued between 01 July 2017 and 30 September 2017 is £2,338,050.00.

Q3. The location i.e. street or car park where Parking Charge Notices have been issued the most by City of Edinburgh Council over the last 3 months (July2017 - September 2017).

A3. George Street is the location where the highest numbers of parking tickets were issued, between 01 July 2017 and 30 September 2017.

To promote transparency and accountability, please note it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information will be made available through the Council’s website and will not include your personal details. The disclosure log is available at the following link: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/175...

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Yours sincerely,

Iain Burden
Information Rights Officer

Information Governance Unit
Level 2:1, Waverley Court, Edinburgh EH8 8BG Tel 0131 200 2340
[Edinburgh City Council request email] www.edinburgh.gov.uk