Over a quarter (27.3%) of parking tickets issued on behalf of the council on the Isle of Wight are challenged by car owners. Of those, nearly 90% are cancelled, as it’s judged that they have been issued in error.
The latest parking report from the council, reveals that during the year ending March 2010, 31,197 parking tickets (or PCNs – Penalty Charge Notices as they’re known in official language) were issued on the Island by the council’s Civil Enforcement Officers (previously known as a Parking Attendants). On average, 15 are out on the streets daily.
Of those PCNs issued, 7,446 were challenged before the 28-day notice (up from 6,031 in 2009) and a further 1,073 after (up from 1,063 in 2009).
Cancellations
In total, nearly a fifth (87.84%) of all of the tickets issued end up being cancelled. That’s 5,641 tickets (18.08% of the tickets issued) that are incorrectly issued.
Taken at the un-discounted value of the ticket, that would equate to £303,710 worth of fines issued in error.
Over £900,000 in parking fines
The income from parking fines totalled £909,123 in the year ending March 2010, up £159,344 from £749,779 in 2009.
There are two costs of tickets you can get on the Island – £70 and £50 – set by the Secretary of State. Both of these are halved if paid within 14 days. About 65% of the tickets issued are at the lower rate.
The vast majority of the tickets that are paid for are settled within 14 days – 85% of lower priced tickets and 88% of the higher.
Updated – 11:26: Added clarification to the last sentence – percentages are of paid tickets.
