Rhyl: Almost 8,000 parking fines by council in last 2 years
On Thursday (June 26), the council's communities scrutiny committee will consider a report on its policies for designating parking restrictions, and how these are implemented and enforced.
The report is now available to read on the council's website, as well as an appendix, which shows the number of PCNs issued by location from the council for 2023-24 and 2024-25.
These comprise both on-street parking and council-run car park PCNs.
Rhyl tops the list of most PCNs issued, with a total of 7,995 handed out by the council in this period.
The overall number of PCNs issued was 14,648.
The report has been compiled by the council's traffic and transportation manager, Mike Jones.
It follows a request from the communities scrutiny committee to examine whether the council has 'effective policies and procedures in place for designating parking restrictions and for enforcement'.
There are six staff members within the council's 'parking enforcement team' – this comprises one senior civil enforcement officer and five civil enforcement officers.
The parking enforcement team is responsible for enforcing car parks as well as on-street parking restrictions through the issuing of PCNs.
The levels of fine are set by central government.
Mr Jones' report added: 'The parking enforcement team is a small team, responsible for covering the whole of the county, seven days a week.
'It's thus important that we maximise the officers' impact through deploying them in a range of locations across the county, whilst ensuring that enforcement doesn't follow a regular pattern.
'Parking restrictions are vital to ensure that parking is managed effectively, trying to keep roads safe use for all road users and ensuring a regular turnover of parking spaces to the benefit of local businesses.
'The cost of enforcement is typically similar to the revenue earned from issuing PCNs.
'It is important to note that the legislation does not permit us to set targets for enforcement officers in terms of numbers of PCNs issued.
'Any surplus income must be used for related services, such as car park maintenance.'
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