The streets in Newport where you're most likely to get a parking fine have been revealed. New figures show that Newport City Council has issued more than 24,000 fines since March 2021 with the council making more than £600,000 from handing out fines.
Figures revealed following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by WalesOnline show that 24,793 parking fines were issued in total since March 2021, and the council has made £657,965.98 since that date. Of the fines issued, 15,792 are yet to be paid, with an outstanding revenue of £647,122.02.
The worst street saw more than 2,000 fines issued. This includes more than 100 being handed out within a month on several occasions.
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Here are the streets in Newport which saw the highest number of parking fines issued between March 15, 2021 and May 26, 2022.
1. Chepstow Road - 2,181
2. Commercial Street - 1,632
3. Bridge Street - 1,348
4. Talbot Lane - 1,039
5. Stow Hill - 1,002
6. Charles Street - 971
7. Corporation Road - 773
8. King Street - 692
9. Kingsway - 679
10. Hill Street - 584
11. Upper Dock Street - 497
12. Kingsway multi-storey off-road car park - 486
13. Baneswell Road - 484
14. Skinner Street - 428
15. Clytha Square - 411
16. School Lane - 368
17. Station Street - 346
18. Friars Road - 344
19. Livingstone Place - 337
20. Commercial Road - 327
Chepstow Road remains the road where the most parking fines were issued, after figures from WalesOnline, last year revealed 2,960 fines were issued there between March 2020 and May 2021. On several occasions since March 2021, over 100 fines were given out within a single month on that road, and in April 2021 a total of 201 fines were given out.
The responsibility for issuing parking tickets was transferred to Newport City Council from Gwent Police on July 1, 2019, after years of effectively unenforced parking rules. An FOI from WalesOnline later revealed that almost £1 million worth of parking fines had been issued between that date and March 2020. Read the latest stories from across Newport by signing up to our newsletter.
Fines are issued for a variety of reasons including not displaying a permit, parking in a restricted zone, parking for longer than permitted and parking in a disabled space without a permit.
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