NEARLY 100 parking tickets were handed out every day by Northumberland County Council in 2025, raking in £2,415.31 a day, new figures reveal.
Penalty Charge Notices are issued when drivers break parking regulations, such as by parking on double yellow lines or on a single yellow line at a prohibited time.
Data revealed during a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request details that from January 1 to November 12, 2025, NCC received a total of £763,239 in Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) payments.
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From New Year's Day until November 12, 2025, a total of 29,771 Penalty Charge Notices were issued in Northumberland, equating to 94.2 per day.
The table below shows the number of Penalty Charge Notices issued by calendar year from 2021 to November 12, 2025:
- 2021 - 30664
- 2022 - 32703
- 2023 - 29478
- 2024 - 30726
- January 1 to November 12, 2025 - 29771
A Northumberland County Council spokesman said: "The Council is one of the few in the country to provide free town centre parking to residents and visitors - and we are proud of that.
"Income raised through on-street parking charges and parking fines is spent on running parking services, including the management of the car parks.
"Any surplus is spent on maintenance of the car parks and other essential transport projects, including fixing potholes, improving road safety and tackling congestion.
"We would always remind drivers to check the arrangements and waiting times in the car park or street they are in before they leave their vehicle."
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