Parking fines in Eastbourne

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Dear East Sussex County Council,

Please can you supply me with the following information:

1. The number of vehicles issued with parking fines in Eastbourne over the last five years with a year-by-year breakdown (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009).

2. The amount of money collected from the parking fines in Eastbourne in the last 5 years with a year-by-year breakdown (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009).

3. Any indication as to what the revenue made from the parking fines is being spent on i.e. pothole filling in Eastbourne.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Dunster

Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

Dear Mr Dunster

 

FOI Request ref:  3793 / Parking Fines

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above. Your request
was received on 04/04/2014 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We always aim to respond as quickly as possible, and in this case will do
so no later than 06/05/2014, which is the 20 working day deadline. The
deadline is counted from the first working day we receive it, not the date
a letter is written / posted or an email sent.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we proceed in dealing with your request.

Please quote the above reference number in any communication regarding
this request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Customer Information Officer

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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Freedom of Information, East Sussex County Council

Dear Mr Dunster

 

FOI Request ref:  3793 / Parking Fines

 

Thank you for your request for information about the above, which has been
dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Your
request and our response are set out below.

 

Request:

 

1. The number of vehicles issued with parking fines in Eastbourne over the
last five years with a year-by-year breakdown (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010,
2009).

 

2. The amount of money collected from the parking fines in Eastbourne in the
last 5 years with a year-by-year breakdown (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009).

 

3. Any indication as to what the revenue made from the parking fines is
being spent on i.e. pothole filling in Eastbourne.

 
Response:

 

The answers to all three questions are available in our annual parking
reports which can be found on our website;

[1]www.eastsussex.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/parking/policies/annualreport.htm

 

Please note our information is collated by financial year (April – March)
not by calendar year.

 

 

I hope that this answers your enquiry. If you believe that the County
Council has not complied with the FOI Act in responding to your request,
you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to do so, please set out
the grounds of your appeal in writing to:

 

Philip Baker, Assistant Director, Legal and Democratic Services, East
Sussex County Council, County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes, East
Sussex. BN7 1UE or by email to him at [2][email address]

 

Please quote the FOI reference number in any communication regarding this
particular request.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you then
have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision
unless you have exhausted the County Council’s internal review procedure
as described in the previous paragraph. The Commissioner can be contacted
at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113.  [3]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

Customer Information Officer

 

East Sussex County Council

Communities, Economy and Transport Directorate

W1D, County Hall

St Anne’s Crescent

Lewes

East Sussex BN7 1UE

 

Phone: 01273 482913
Fax: 01273 481208

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