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 2023/2024, (on-street only)
Total on-street parking account (2023/2024)
| Total parking account |
(£000s) |
| Parking fees |
£3,390 |
| Permit fees |
£974 |
| Penalty charge income |
£6,509 |
| Total income |
£10,873 |
| Total expenditure |
£3,995 |
Net surplus for on-street parking (2023/2024)
| Net surplus for the year |
(£000s) |
| Balance brought forward |
£0 |
| Application of fund surplus in 2023/24 |
£6,878 |
| Balance carried forward |
£0 |
Application of on-street parking surplus to capital schemes (as of 31 March)
| Application of fund surplus towards the following schemes capital expenditure at 31 March 2024 |
(£000s) |
| Traffic management schemes |
£42
|
| Maintenance of car parks |
£134 |
| Improvement schemes |
£770 |
| Proportion of concessionary fares |
£5,932 |
Total application of parking surplus (2023/2024)
| Total application of surplus |
£6,878 |
Statistical information
Penalty charges bands for on-street parking (2023/2024)
| Penalty charge bands |
Higher/more serious |
Lower/less serious |
| Band A (penalty charges issued within the 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 parking charges (2023/2024)
| On and off street |
Total for 2023/24 period (Financial) |
| Higher-level parking penalty charge notices issued |
43,495 |
| Lower-level parking penalty charge notices issued |
41,655 |
| Moving traffic penalty charge notices issued |
26,252 |
| Bus lane penalty charge notices |
9,367 |
| All types of penalty charge notices issued |
120,769 |
| All types of penalty charge notices paid, (of those issued in the same period) |
84,494 |
| All types of penalty charge notices paid at a discount rate |
72,427 |
| All types of penalty charge notices against which an informal challenge, (pre-Notice to Owner representation), received in the same period |
20,737 |
| All types of penalty charge notices against which a formal representation, (post Notice to Owner representation), received in the same period |
9,458 |
Each year London Councils publishes performance statistics for all London Boroughs - Parking enforcement and appeals statistics | London Councils.
Performance
A: Parking contraventions - Top 10 highest contraventions
Top 10 highest parking contraventions (2023/2024)
| Rank |
Parking Contravention description |
Number of penalty charges issued |
| 1 |
11: Parked without payment of charge (on-street) |
20,429 |
| 2 |
73: Parked without payment of charge (off-street) |
14,218 |
| 3 |
01: Parked in a restricted street (yellow line) |
12,149 |
| 4 |
16: In a permit space without a valid permit |
7,749 |
| 5 |
12: Parked in Resident or Shared Use parking bay |
5,546 |
| 6 |
25: Parked in a loading bay no loading observed |
4,145 |
| 7 |
62: Parked with wheels not on the carriageway (footway parking) |
3,573 |
| 8 |
02: Parked on a loading ban, (yellow stripe/s on pavement edge) |
3,337 |
| 9 |
05: Parked after expiry of time (on-street) |
2,626 |
| 10 |
24: Not within markings of bay or space |
1,189 |
B: Notice processing - Cases resolved and written off
Cases resolved and written off in parking notice processing (2023/2024)
| 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 or if we are unable to pursue recovery action and have to write off a case, such as when there has been an error in processing or the DVLA hold no information about the registered keeper / owner. |
31,002 |
A total of 31,002 of the PCNs issued between 01/04/2023 and 31/03/2024 were resolved for reasons other than payment as of 05.03.2025.
