NEW data has revealed the parking ticket hotspots in West Northumberland.
Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) 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 issued a total of 1,369 PCNs in Hexham, Prudhoe, Haltwhistle, Corbridge and Ponteland.
Over half of the tickets, 806, were issued in Hexham, with Beaumont Street being the main hotspot, at 516 or 1.74 a day.
The table below shows the three streets where the most PCNs have been issued in Hexham, Prudhoe, Haltwhistle, and Corbridge from 1 January 2025 to November 12:
Hexham
- Priestpopple 116
- St Marys Wynd 141
- Beaumont Street 549
Prudhoe
- West Road 43
- U8280 Front Street Back Lane 45
- Front Street 61
Haltwhistle
- Market Square 8
- Main Street 14
- Westgate 34
Corbridge
- Main Street 34
- Watling Street 46
- Hill Street 129
Another recent FOI revealed that from January 1 to November 12, 2025, NCC received a total of £763,239 in PCN payments, equating to £2,415.31 every day.
In the same time frame, a total of 29,771 Penalty Charge Notices were issued in Northumberland, totalling 94.2 per day.
Under Civil Parking Enforcement, there are two types of contraventions for PCNs: higher rate contraventions and lower rate contraventions.
Higher Rate PCNs - £70 (reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days). Issued for more serious parking contraventions, typically where safety or traffic flow is affected. Examples include:
- Parking on double yellow lines.
- Parking in a disabled bay without a Blue Badge.
- Parking on a bus stop or in a restricted zone during operational hours.
Lower Rate PCNs - £50 (reduced to £25 if paid within 14 days). Issued for less serious contraventions, often related to overstaying or incorrect use of permitted parking. Examples include:
- Overstaying in a pay-and-display bay.
- Parking without clearly displaying a valid permit, ticket or disc.
- Parking outside bay markings.
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.
"There is a good amount of parking space in many of our towns and villages, and we know that parking illegally is a disruption and frustration for our residents.
"Enforcement ensures safety and maintains the free flow of traffic, which supports the town centre economy and accessibility for shoppers, visitors and businesses.
"There are more parking restrictions in place within busy main market towns like Hexham (including loading/unloading bays, taxi ranks, disabled parking bays, double yellow lines and waiting time limits) compared to smaller towns and villages for these reasons. But this is no different from any other market town in our county.
"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."
More parking information is available via nland.cc/parkinginfo
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