Councils in the UK are raking in vast profits in parking fines with some in London bringing in more than £10m a year.

While the average council can pull in around £850,000 in fines, the London Borough of Newham is collecting an eye-watering £10.6million, with 239,000 PCN’s issued at £44.46 a go.

The research, which was pulled together by Compare The Market, found that London authorities had six of the the most lucrative parking fine policies in the UK, with only Glasgow City Council able to make an impact in the top ten earners.

The average parking fine in the UK doesn’t seem too bad at £37, although drivers in Haringey (£72.04), Gosport (£66.25) and Durham (£57.93) might argue otherwise with the top three highest fines.

Dan Hutson, head of motor at Compare the Market, said: “Parking fine revenues are a cash cow for many local authorities.

“Up and down the country drivers are regularly being caught out by tight parking restrictions.

“With the third lockdown now in place, we would encourage drivers to take extra care and attention when parking up their car to ensure they avoid a parking fine.”

Council	PCN's issued	Total revenue	Average fine	Location with highest number
London Borough of Newham	239,000	£10,625,600.00	£44.46	Browning road
London Borough of Haringey	137,415	£9,898,840.00	£72.04	High Road N17
London Borough of Ealing	157,759	£8,372,318.20	£53.07	Longfield Avenue/New Broadway
London Borough of Redbridge	132,084	£6,484,034.21	£49.09	Ilford Lane
London Borough of Enfield	131,820	£6,071,032.00	£46.06	Montagu Road/Conduit Lane
London Borough of Lambeth	121,895	£6,023,222.76	£49.41	Acre Lane
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham	117,098	£5,570,366.00	£47.57	Macfarlane Road
London Borough of Islington	132,582	£5,479,328.00	£41.33	St John Street
London Borough of Brent	105,986	£4,662,650.00	£43.99	Kingsbury Road
London Borough of Bexley	129,667	£4,361,000.00	£33.63	Bellegrove Road, Welling
Source: FOI to local councils by Compare the Market in August 2020

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