Report produced in accordance with statutory guidance.
Financial information
Section 87 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 provides for guidance to be supplied by the Secretary of State in relation to civil parking enforcement and as set down in Sections 113 through to 117 of the “Secretary of State’s guidance to Local Authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions”.
Section 55 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, (as amended), and as modified by regulation 25 of the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007 sets out the financial provisions relating to designation orders, and specifies how any surplus must be spent, e.g., in the provision or maintenance of off-street parking, highway improvements, etc. Further details on Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The following table is an extract of the council’s parking account for 2021/2022, (on-street only).
| Total parking account |
(£000s) |
| Parking fees |
£3,042 |
| Permit fees |
£675 |
| Penalty charge income |
£2,426 |
| Total income |
£6,143 |
| Total expenditure |
£2,601 |
| Net surplus for the year |
(£000s) |
| Balance brought forward |
£3,542 |
| Application of fund surplus in 2020/21 |
£1,048 |
| Balance carried forward |
£0 |
| Application of fund surplus towards the following schemes capital expenditure at 31 March 2023 |
(£000s) |
| Traffic management schemes |
£16
|
| Maintenance of car parks |
£145 |
| Improvement schemes |
£245 |
| Proportion of concessionary fares |
£3,136 |
| Total application of surplus |
£3,542 |
Statistical information
| Penalty charge bands |
Higher/more serious |
Lower/less serious |
| Band A (penalty charges issued within Bromley Town Centre Controlled Parking Zone) |
£130.00 reduced to £65.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
£80.00 reduced to £40.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
| Band B (penalty charges issued outside of the Bromley Town Centre Controlled Parking Zone) |
£110.00 reduced to £55.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
£60.00 reduced to £30.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
| Moving traffic contraventions |
£130.00 reduced to £65.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
N/A |
| Off street / Car park penalty charges |
£110.00 reduced to £55.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
£60.00 reduced to £30.00 if paid within reduced payment period |
| |
Total for 2022/23 period (Financial) |
| Higher-level parking penalty charge notices issued |
41,049 |
| Lower-level parking penalty charge notices issued |
25,241 |
| Moving traffic penalty charge notices issued |
4,540 |
| Bus lane penalty charge notices |
9,741 |
| All types of penalty charge notices issued |
80,571 |
| All types of penalty charge notices paid, (of those issued in the same period) |
57,693 |
| All types of penalty charge notices paid at a discount rate |
48,755 |
| All types of penalty charge notices against which an informal challenge, (pre-Notice to Owner representation), received in the same period |
16,359 |
| All types of penalty charge notices against which a formal representation, (post Notice to Owner representation), received in the same period |
4,694 |
Each year London Councils publishes performance statistics for all London Boroughs.
Performance
A: Parking contraventions - Top 10 highest contraventions
| Parking Contravention description |
Number of penalty charges issued |
| 01: Parked in a restricted street during prescribed hours |
10,417 |
| 62: Parked on the footway |
8,797 |
| 12: Parked in a Resident or Shared use parking place |
6,563 |
| 73: Parked without payment of the parking charge (Off-Street) |
5,588 |
| 11: Parked without payment of the parking charge (On-Street) |
3,140 |
| 02: Parked loading / unloading when prohibited |
2,563 |
| 25: Parked in a loading place without loading being seen |
2,310 |
| 82: Parked after expiry of paid for time (Off-Street) |
1,580 |
| 14: Parked in an Electric Vehicle, (EV), charging place (without charging being seen or non-EV vehicle) |
1,371 |
| 27: Parked adjacent to a dropped footway |
1,203 |
B: Notice processing - Cases resolved and written off
| Resolved |
A PCN is resolved when we accept a challenge or representation made on statutory grounds or mitigating circumstances. For example, a vehicle parked in a loading bay and a delivery note provided proving loading/unloading was taking place. |
15,376 |
| Written Off |
A PCN is written off when we are unable to pursue the penalty and close the case without accepting payment. For example, when the DVLA has no information about the registered keeper or when there has been an error in the issue or progression which prevents further recovery action being taken. |
4,188 |
| Total |
Resolved and written off |
19,564 |
A total of 19,564 PCNs issued between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 were resolved/cancelled as of 13 November 2023.
