Annual parking services performance report 2018/19

Enforcement activity

The 'Enforcement Activity 2020 to 2021' table is a reformatted version of the original table produced by London Councils. The original table is published on the London Councils website.

Enforcement Activity 2018 to 2019
Enforcing Authority Higher level parking PCNs Lower level parking PCNs Total parking PCNs Bus lane PCNs Moving traffic PCNs Total PCNs
Transport for London 425,803 0 425,803 14,620 207,103 647,526
Westminster 191,018 67,962 258,980 0 49,727 308,707
Islington 112,833 50,171 163,004 9,452 87,884 260,340
Barnet 91,836 37,831 129,667 13,296 101,741 244,704
Camden 120,398 63,526 183,924 20,502 32,574 237,000
Newham 120,719 25,191 145,910 20,554 67,577 234,041
Hammersmith and Fulham 122,103 26,703 148,806 20,495 61,747 231,048
Ealing 79,189 20,945 100,134 33,640 84,990 218,764
Lambeth 108,065 15,479 123,544 47,066 40,055 210,665
Waltham Forest 88,205 12,068 100,273 5,155 98,204 203,632
Haringey 127,237 26,083 153,320 16,824 33,287 203,431
City of London 43,976 9,122 53,098 0 150,253 203,351
Kensington and Chelsea 123,182 76,822 200,004 0 0 200,004
Brent 98,552 19,800 118,352 10,968 62,890 192,210
Harrow 77,146 27,401 104,547 13,157 66,935 184,639
Croydon 77,243 28,000 105,243 4,886 70,834 180,963
Redbridge 80,959 37,429 118,388 0 56,892 175,280
Hackney 75,673 11,111 86,784 10,881 65,453 163,118
Wandsworth 114,668 13,662 128,330 245 33,918 162,493
Merton 40,200 28,325 68,525 21,014 63,132 152,671
Hounslow 79,992 20,924 100,916 4,497 39,942 145,355
Kingston 43,893 25,378 69,271 23,981 39,786 133,038
Havering 49,768 12,785 62,553 6,764 52,460 121,777
Southwark 76,610 11,696 88,306 5,773 24,694 118,773
Tower Hamlets 75,550 17,997 93,547 2,273 21,945 117,765
Enfield 48,996 19,199 68,195 19,121 26,942 114,258
Barking and Dagenham 47,504 6,538 54,042 19,504 38,654 112,200
Richmond 43,388 23,955 67,343 3,576 25,586 96,505
Hillingdon 43,469 11,556 55,025 3,295 27,087 85,407
Lewisham 8,138 46,526 54,664 7,525 19,327 81,516
Bromley 34,381 22,079 56,460 17,673 0 74,133
Bexley 36,107 9,648 45,755 0 11,751 57,506
Greenwich 31,140 11,260 42,400 0 0 42,400
Sutton 23,114 6,116 29,230 1,279 6,514 37,023
Total 2,961,055 843,288 3,804,343 378,016 1,769,884 5,952,243

The ‘Total PCNs’ column represents the total number of parking, bus lane and moving traffic PCNS.

The 'Enforcement Activity 2018 to 2019' table shows the performance across all London boroughs in relation to traffic and parking enforcement. It shows that in terms of the total number of penalty charges issued, Bromley Council issued the fourth lowest number across London. This demonstrates the council’s continued firm but fair approach and its consistent attempts to strike a balance between effective enforcement of parking controls together with a reasonable and considerate approach to motorists’ requirements.

The following table shows the number of parking penalty charges issued at the higher/lower level and the number of bus lane penalty charges issued since 01/04/14 for comparison purposes.

Bromley Higher level parking Lower level parking Total parking PCNs Bus lane PCNs Total PCNs
01/04/14 to 31/03/15 58,540 26,848 85,388 4,539 89,927
01/04/15 to 31/03/16 46,736 26,736 73,472 12,071 85,543
01/04/16 to 31/03/17 45,378 25,739 71,117 18,068 89,185
01/04/17 to 31/03/18 39,966 21,265 61,231 19,264 80,495
01/04/18 to 31/03/19 34,381 22,079 56,460 17,673 74,133

Penalty Charge Notice bands

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 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
Bus lane 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

Penalty Charge Notice statistics

Performance statistics: 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Number of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) issued for on-street contraventions 52,964
Number of PCNs issued for off-street parking contraventions 3,496
Number of bus lane contravention PCNs 17,673

The figures in the following table are based on those identified within the issue period, e.g. of the number of PCNs issued between 01/04/18 to 31/03/19, a total of 18,514 were resolved/cancelled within the same period.

Resolved A PCN is resolved 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 even after our enforcement agent companies have attempted to collect the debt without success. A PCN is also 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. 17,428
Cancelled A PCN is cancelled when we consider that it has been issued in error and close the case without accepting payment. 1,086
Total Resolved and cancelled 18,514

The figures in the following table are based on those identified within the issue period, e.g. of the number of PCNs issued for on-street contraventions between 01/04/18 to 31/03/19, a total of 45,300 were paid within the same period.

PCNs paid between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019
Number of PCNs paid against on-street contraventions 45,300
Number of PCNs paid against off-street contraventions 5,771
Number of PCNs paid (on and off-street) within discount period 41,497

There were approximately 37 separate civil parking contravention codes in use within the London Borough of Bromley in 2017/18.

Top 10 parking contraventions

The following table highlights the top 10 most contravened parking controls (excluding bus lane contraventions).

Parking Contravention description Number of penalty charges issued
Parked in a residents or shared use bay 9,866
Parked on a yellow line 8,736
Parked without clearly displaying a pay and display ticket 8,090
Parked without payment (On street) 5,325
Parked in a loading place without loading 3,610
Parked on the footway 3,292
Parked after expiry of time (On Street) 2,994
Parked on a loading restriction 2,651
Parked after expiry of time (Off Street) 1,599
Parked in a disabled bay 1,387

The following table shows the number of PCNs issued for on-street, off-street and bus lane contraventions. This demonstrates that the main focus of council resources for enforcement purposes is to improve motorist compliance with on-street traffic and parking controls, as anti-social parking and driving behaviour causes problems for all road users and impacts on the community.

PCN type Number of PCNs issued
On street 52,964
Off street 3,496
Bus lane 17,673

Number of permits issued in each CPZ

Area Controlled parking zone Residential permits Business permits

Visitor scratch cards
Barnmead Road BAR 72 N/A 20
Beckenham BEC 95 N/A 46
Beckenham F 52 N/A 79
Beckenham Lane BB N/A 19 N/A
Bromley North B 1,592 93 578
Bromley South C 2,782 245 854
Bromley Town Centre A and B 222 N/A 28
Bromley Town Centre A and C 116 N/A 8
Burnt Ash Lane G 1 N/A 0
Burnt Ash Lane (North) J 52 N/A 18
Camden Grove N 26 N/A 21
Chatterton Village W 472 49 126
Chelsfield CH 22 N/A N/A
Clockhouse Z1 228 N/A 149
Z2/3/4 386 N/A 351
Z5 969 10 0
Copers Cope R 122 0 13
Elms Estate ELM 59 N/A 16
Farnborough FV 6 N/A N/A
Farnborough WR 32 8 10
Linden Grove LIN 18 N/A 6
Locksbottom E 14 N/A 0
Locksbottom LB N/A 13 N/A
Ledrington Road D 11 N/A 1
Maple Road MAP 11 0 2
Orpington H 48 N/A 15
I 31 4 12
K 46 N/A N/A
M 26 N/A 2
Penge PGE 161 23 131
Petts Wood S 7 N/A N/A
Pleydell Avenue PLD 65 N/A 21
Walnuts Estate WAL 28 N/A 19
Westmoreland Road WMR 3 N/A N/A
Total 7,775 464 2,526

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 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.

Parking account

The following tables are an extract of the council’s Parking Account for 2018/19 (on-street only).

Income £’000
On-street parking 3,305
Penalty Charge Notices 2,547
Permits 493
Disabled permits 48
Total income 6,393
Expenditure £’000
Operational costs 371
Enforcement 1,165
Admin, appeals, debt recovery 652
Central support recharges 94
Total Expenditure 2,282
Net Surplus after costs 4,111
Net Surplus is used to fund the following expenditure: £’000
Traffic management schemes 33
Maintenance of car parks 221
Improvement schemes 265
Proportion of concessionary fares 3,592
Total 4,111

Memorandum item for information only

(This section does not form part of the Parking Account as offstreet income is not bound by the provisions of Section 55 as above in section 4)

  
Off-street parking income 3,641
Miscellaneous income 9