Car Parking & Vehicle Charging Points - Freedom of Information Requests

Disclosure Log - Car Parking / Vehicle Charging Points

2024

November

Reference: 3580237

Subject:

1. On-Street Parking Transactions and Revenue

Total Number of On-Street Parking Transactions: Please provide a breakdown of the total number of transactions and ticket sales for on-street parking, including both Pay by Phone and Pay & Display (P&D) Machine transactions
On-Street Pay by phone Transactions: Please specify the number of on-street parking transactions processed specifically via your Pay By Phone supplier(s).
Total On-Street Parking Income (Excluding Permits and PCNs): Provide the total on-street parking income for the specified period, excluding income from parking permits and Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs).
On-Street Pay by phone Income: Specify the total income from on-street parking transactions processed via your Pay By Phone supplier(s).

2. Off-Street Parking Transactions and Revenue

Total Number of Off-Street Parking Transactions: Please provide the total number of transactions and ticket sales for off-street parking, including both Pay by Phone and Pay & Display (P&D) Machine transactions.
Off-Street Pay by phone Transactions: Specify the number of off-street parking transactions processed via your Pay By Phone supplier(s).
Total Off-Street Parking Income (Including VAT, Excluding Permits and PCNs): Provide the total income for off-street parking, including VAT but excluding income from permits and PCNs.
Off-Street Pay by phone Income: Specify the total income from off-street parking transactions processed via your Pay By Phone supplier(s).

3. Payment Methods for Parking Transactions

List of Payment Methods: Please provide a complete list of all payment methods currently offered for parking transactions across both on-street and off-street parking, including but not limited to cash, card, contactless, and mobile app options.

Please indicate the name of the supplier for each payment method e.g Metric, Flow bird, IPS etc.

Pay by phone Parking: Please provide the name of the ‘pay by phone’ supplier used by the Council today e.g Ringo, Paybyphone, Just park.

Please confirm the current contract expiry for the Council’s ‘pay by phone’ service, including any extension options that are available / unused

4. Pay on Foot / Pay on Exit Car Parks

Pay on Foot / Pay on Exit Car Park Overview:

Number of Pay on Foot Car Parks: Confirm the number of car parks within your authority that are equipped with barrier access.
Total Number of Spaces: Specify the total number of parking spaces available within these barrier-accessed car parks.

Pay on Foot / Pay on Exit Car Park Transactions:

Total Transactions: Provide the total number of parking transactions and ticket sales within barrier-accessed car parks.
Income from Pay on Foot Car Parks: Specify the total parking income generated solely from barrier-accessed car parks.
Equipment Manufacturer: Identify the manufacturer(s) of the barrier equipment currently installed and in use at these car parks.

5. Future plans

Please could you provide a narrative response outlining any significant changes or procurement exercises that are being considered in the 2025/2026 financial year to the Contracts / suppliers mentioned in this request, for example:

Pay by phone supplier
P&D Machine provision
Pay on Foot / Pay on Exit equipment

Please could the Council confirm whether they have any plans to join the government’s National Parking Platform in the future?

Response date: 11 November 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3580237.

September

Reference: 3572956

Subject:

How many penalty charge notices (PCNs) related specifically to parking were issued to drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 thus far for each year separately? Please break down the data for each year by month.
The total income from PCNs issued to drivers specifically related to parking in 2022, 2023 and 2024 thus far for each year separately. Please break down the data for each year by month.
The number of PCNs issued to drivers specifically from fines related to parking that were contested in 2022, 2023 and 2024 thus far for each year separately.
The number of PCNs related specifically to parking that were successful in their appeal in 2022, 2023 and 2024 thus far for each year separately.
The number of PCNs appealed that cited confusing or unclear signage as the reason for appeal.

Response date: 15 August 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3572956.

August

Reference: 3539145

Subject:

Can you please supply data around the following Freedom of Information request:

How many off-street parking spaces there are in total in the Rushcliffe Borough Council area
How many of those are motorcycle specific parking spaces
How motorcycles are accommodated by the spaces listed above
Specify how many are private and how many are public
That data drilled down further by location
What the rules/charges are for motorcycles in the above areas

Response date: 15 August 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3539145.

July

Reference: 3538939

Subject:

I am writing to request information with regards to the council’s current and future plans for Charging Infrastructure relating to Electric Vehicles, including street cleaning, drain cleaning and waste and recycling collection vehicles at council depots.

Can you please confirm if any of your council depots have the following charges in place at present from the below list?
1. Please can you provide the number of each you have access to.
If not, can you confirm if there are plans in place to have any of these fitted?
1. If so which number(s)?
2. If so, do you know when?

Charger List

AC Charging up to a 22 KW AC charger with Type 2 connection?
DC Charging up to 150 kw using a CCS2 Connector?
AC Charging using up to 43 KW with Type 2 connection?
DC charging up to 250 KW using CCS2 Connector?
AC charging using 22 kw charger with Type 2 connection?
3 phase connection using either 32 amp or 63-amp power supply?
AC charging using standard Type 2 connection with a 7.5 kw or 22kw power supply?
13-amp socket via an alternative cable

Response date: 30 July 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3538939.

June

Reference: 3513828

Subject:

How many public charging outlets or chargepoints for electric or plug- in hybrid vehicles have you installed to date in your local authority? Please provide figures to the nearest possible date and include the month and the year the figures correspond to.
For Question 1, how many of the public charging outlets or chargepoints are those classed as On-Street Residential Chargepoints, located on-street in residential streets or areas?
How many public charging outlets or chargepoints for electric or plug- in hybrid vehicles do you plan to install in the current fiscal year or the current calendar year? Please provide figures to whichever timeframe corresponds with your reporting.
For Question 3, how many of the planned public charging outlets or chargepoints are classed as On-Street Residential Chargepoints, to be installed in on-street residential areas?
Do you have a published strategy for On-Street Residential charging infrastructure?
Do you have a dedicated Policy Officer (or equivalent) responsible for your electric vehicle charging infrastructure?
Have you applied for the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund yet? If yes, have you been successful?

Response date: 24 June 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3513828.

May

Reference: 3472194

Subject:

Do you have an Electric Vehicle transition strategy in place?
How many vehicles (pool cars, taxis, buses, trucks, etc) do you have in your fleet and what percentage is electric/hybrid?
How many garages do you operate for the maintenance of your fleet, (inc taxi compliance and MOTs). Does this cover both diesel fuelled, pure electric and hybrid vehicles?
Can I please have the contact details (email and phone number) for your Fleet Manager.

Response date: 14 May 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3472194.

April

Reference: 3433575

Subject:

How many public car parks do you operate?
Please fill in the below table to advise on how many public car parking spaces were available in council-operated car parks in the following years.
Please fill in the below table to advise on how much you did / do charge for parking in the following years or whether it is free for the period referenced and the operational hours of your charging.

Response date: 5 April 2024

Response: Response to this request - 3433575.

Reference: 2771957

Subject:

How many electric vehicle chargers have been installed in your council area, including on streets, motorways and car parks? If you could provide a breakdown over the past 5 years (preferably calendar year).
How many broken chargers have had to be fixed over the last 5 years and what has been the cost of this? If you could provide a breakdown over the past 5 years (preferably calendar year).
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2024?
How many electric vehicle chargers do you plan to install in 2025? (If applicable)

Response date: 15 April 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2771957.

March

Reference: 2622676

Subject:

I would like to know how many electric vehicle charge points have been installed by the authority from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023, broken down by year. I would also like to know how many of these charge point installations resulted in access issues which required further remediation, e.g. needed to be moved to a different location, or replaced entirely, due to incorrect installation and/ or faulty equipment. I would also like to know how much each of these moves or replacements cost the council.

Response date: 7 March 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2622676.

February

Reference: 2574533

Subject:

Do you have a standard parking bay size which is in place across your car parks?
1. For Q1, Are there plans to enlarge the standard parking bay size in car parks?
Since 23rd January 2014, how many PCNs have been issued for parking outside of the lines in car parks?
1. For Q2, please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the figures
2. For Q2, please provide the value in (£) of the PCNs paid, also providing a year-by-year breakdown
Are cars exceeding a certain length banned from any of your car parks?
1. For Q3, if size rules are enforced, from what date did the council start doing so.
2. For Q3, if size rules aren’t enforced, are there plans to do so?
How many PCNs have been issued to people for parking these banned cars in car parks since 23rd January 2014?
1. For Q4, please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the figures
2. For Q4, please provide the value in (£) of the PCNs paid, also providing a year-by-year breakdown
What is the total number of PCNs issued in car parks from 23rd January 2014?

Response date: 19 February 2024

Response: Response to this request - 2574533.

2023

October

Reference: 2527533

Subject:

Please give details of the parking enforcement actions that you (or contractors on your behalf) took over the past three years.

Response date: 31 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 2527533.

Reference: 1864280

Subject:

Between the dates 14/10/2022 to 13/10/2023:

How many parking tickets / penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued by the council?
How much revenue was accumulated from parking tickets / PCNs during this time period?
Which street was responsible for the greatest number of parking tickets / PCNs in this time period?

Response date: 18 October 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1864280.

September

Reference: 1837739

Subject:

Have you approved installation of EV (electrical vehicle) charge points for any grade 2 listed buildings and if so, how many in the last five years?
Did you require any of those approved to submit a listed building consent application, again if so, how many of them?
Of those approved EV charge points for grade 2 listed buildings was a planning application required, if so, how many?
Of those approved did you stipulate the kind of EV charger, size, made, model etc and if so, what were those stipulations.
How many EV charge points have you not approved, in the last five years, for grade 2 listed buildings?

Response date: 6 September 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1837739.

August

Reference: 1815390

Subject:

1. Between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023, how many times have bailiffs been deployed by the council? Please break this down by year.
2. How many individuals does this relate to?
3. How many companies does this relate to?
In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) how much debt did this relate to, in total?
In cases where the council deployed bailiffs during this period (01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023) what was the smallest amount of debt owed by an individual?
Does the council directly employ its own bailiffs/ enforcement agencies, or does it use private enforcement agencies/ companies to do this work on the council's behalf?
Please provide the names of all bailiff / enforcement companies that have been paid by the council at any time between 01 January 2020 and 30 June 2023.

Response date: 2 August 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1815390.

Reference: 1828701

Subject:

For each year since 2018, how many council-owned car parks you had as of the 1st of January? For each year (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023) could this be broken down into the following details:

Name of the car park
Location of the car park, including the postcode
Cost of parking - this should be for 3 hours where possible. For short stay car parks please include the cost for the maximum length of stay e.g. 1 hour
How many spaces there are in the car park

Secondly, since January 1st 2018, how many council-owned car parks have closed? For each car park please could you provide the following details:

Name of the car park
Location of the car park, including the postcode
Date the car park closed
How many spaces there were in the car park
Reason for closure
What the new purpose of the land is if it has one e.g. housing

Response date: 2 August 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1828701.

July

Reference: 1807571

Subject:

The number of fixed penalty notices issued in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023 to date, split by car park (and month if time allows).
The total monetary amount in fines issued in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023 to date, split by car park (and month if time allows).
How many cars were towed at car parks in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023 to date, split by car park (and month if time allows).
How many fixed penalty notices were issued to drivers parking illegally in disabled parking spaces at car parks in 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023 to date, split by car park.

Response date: 29 June 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1807571.

June

Reference: 1801656

Subject:

The total number of EV charging stations installed each year, from 2015-2022
The current number of installed EV charging stations in your authority area
The proposed number of EV charging stations to be installed in 2023
The average cost of installing an EV charging station
The total number of planning applications for private EV charging stations that have been approved for each year, from 2015-2022
The total number of planning applications that are in progress (to date) for private EV charging stations

Response date: 29 June 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1801656.

May

Reference: 1111502

Subject:

Do you outsource your current parking services management?
1. What is the total size of the contract in terms of costs paid? (If this is broken down into smaller parts of the contract, please provide details)
2. What contract type do you currently have? Management (i.e. site is owned by you but managed by a third-party) or Concession (site is owned and managed by third-party)
3. Do you have separate contracts for off-street vs on-street parking? Or are they bundled into one contract?
4. What services are required as part of the contract? (e.g. wardens/revenue collection, security staff, backend services)
5. Is there future potential for capacity increase or the addition of further services?
6. Who is your current parking provider?
7. Which other providers have you used in the last 20 years, if any? (Please provide details of recent contracts and providers, with dates)
8. When did your current contract start? When does the contract end? Is there an extension period, and if so how long is it?
9. When going out to tender, do you use a framework or is it an open tender?
10. Do you usually engage with the market before the tender? If so, how?

If you DO outsource:

Response date: 23 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1111502.

Reference: 1099683

Subject:

The number of charging points for electric vehicles installed by your local authority
The cost of installing these charging points

Response date: 22 May 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1099683.

April

Reference: 1095868

Subject:

In the (a) 19/20, (b) 20/21, (c) 21/22 financial years please state what the total income was to your authority from all and any fees charged to motorists.

This figure should include but not necessarily be limited to all income from Fixed Penalty Charges, all car park and pay-and-display charges and all permit charges.

If possible please also supply me with the data for the (d) 22/23 financial year.

Response date: 24 April 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1095868.

February

Reference: 1025686

Subject:

How many parking fines were handed out by the council in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
Of those parking fines, how many were appealed in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
How many parking fine appeals were successful in the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?
Which of the council run car parks has the highest number of fines?
Which month has the highest number of parking fines each year for the last five calendar years - 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018?

Response date: 13 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1025686.

Reference: 1011056

Subject:

I would like to know how many parking fines have been issued to drivers who have illegally parked in a disabled bay over the past five years (between December 2017- December 2022).

If possible, I would also like to find out how many of the parking fines issued have been paid and how many have been appealed.

Response date: 13 February 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1011056.

January

Reference: 1005507

Subject:

How many parking permit zones/areas do you have in your council area for 2023?
How many parking permit zones/areas did you have in your council area in 2013?
How much do your parking permits costs annually in 2023?
How much did you your parking permits costs annually in 2013?

Response date: 20 January 2023

Response: Response to this request - 1005507.

2022

October

Reference: 953294

Subject:

Information about Electric Vehicle charge points.

Response date: 24 October 2022

Response: Response to this request - 953294.

Reference: 955510

Subject:

The total number of Parking Charge Notices (PCNs) issued by your Local Authority in 2020, 2021, and January to June 2022
The total revenue raised by your Local Authority from PCNs in 2020, 2021, and January to June 2022
The proportion of PCNs paid within 14 days to receive a reduced fine in 2020, 2021, and January to June 2022

Response date: 11 October 2022

Response: Response to this request - 955510.

August

Reference: 935856

Subject:

What is the total number of all forms of vehicular transport operated by the council?
Can you advise of the number of Workplace Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points?
Can you advise how many workplace EV charge points are available?
How was the EV charge point installation funded (please tick all that apply)?
Have you applied for any government grants? Please advise of the number of applications and their outcome
Were these grant applications completed by
What would you say are the barriers to utilising grant funding (please tick all that apply)

Response date: 31 August 2022

Response: Response to this request - 935856.

Reference: 932162

Subject:

In relation to your Civil Parking enforcement, could you please provide the following:

PCN Income for the following periods:

01/01/2019-31/12/2019
01/01/2020-31/12/2020
01/01/2021-31/12/2021

Total costs/expenses related to enforcement, such as PCN processing, staff costs etc, for the following periods:

01/01/2019-31/12/2019
01/01/2020-31/12/2020
01/01/2021-31/12/2021

Could you also clarify whether your Civil Enforcement Officers are directly employed by yourselves or do you contract out your Civil Parking enforcement.

Response date: 19 August 2022

Response: Response to this request - 932162.

July

Reference: 919507

Subject:

The total number of public on-street parking spaces in your local area, if possible, broken down by:
- Residential-only (at all times)
- Time restricted residential spaces
- Public short stay
- Public long stay
- Blue badge/accessible
- Charging stations
The total number of off-street parking spaces in your local area, broken down by

Public short stay
Public long stay
Blue Badge spaces
EV charging stations

The total number of free public parking spaces/locations in your local area
The total number of paid public parking spaces/locations in your local area
The cheapest and most expensive parking location in your area, based on hourly rate
The total number of fines issued to drivers for misusing parking spaces for the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date.
And if possible - please can you let us know if the cheapest and most expensive locations have increased in price over the past 12 months, and if so by how much?

Response date: 21 July 2022

Response: Response to this request - 919507.

May

Reference: 866915

Subject:

What is the total number of all forms of vehicular transport operated by the council?
Can you advise of the number of Workplace Electric Vehicle (EV) chargepoints?
Can you advise how many workplace EV chargepoints are available?
How was the EV chargepoint installation funded (please tick all that apply)?
Have you applied for any government grants? Please advise of the number of applications and their outcome
Were these grant applications completed by
What would you say are the barriers to utilising grant funding (please tick all that apply)

Response date: 18 May 2022

Response: Response to this request - 866915.

Reference: 879629

Subject:

How many Penalty Charge Notices were issued and posted by your organisation last financial year?
How many Charge Certificates (related to Penalty Charge Notices) were issued and posted by your organisation last financial year?
How many Order for Recovery's (related to Penalty Charge Notices) were issued and posted by your organisation last financial year?
What was the total postage cost related to posting Penalty Charge Notices, Charge Certificates and Order for Recovery's last financial year? (If this is not feasible to calculate, what was the total postage cost associated with your organisation's parking and traffic enforcement department last financial year?)
How many Penalty Charge Notices issued by your organisation last financial year were related to parking offences?
How many Penalty Charge Notices that were issued by your organisation, were paid in full last financial year?
What is the average number of days it takes for a Penalty Charge Notice issued by your organisation, to be paid in full?
- a. Does your organisation print and fulfil Penalty Charge Notices in-house (i.e. by a mailroom owned and managed by your organisation), or is this outsourced to a third party supplier?
- b. If the answer to 8a is that your organisation outsources to a third party supplier, was the supplier sourced via the Crown Commercial Service purchasing framework?

Response date: 24 May 2022

Response: Response to this request - 879629.

Reference: 854860

Subject:

Please state the total number of electric vehicles registered to your fleet in the last five years

Please state the total number of electric car charging points available in your council over the last five years

Response date: 10 May 2022

Response: Response to this request - 854860.

April

Reference: 855761

Subject:

How many parking penalty charge notices (PCNs) did your organisation issue from 1 January to 31 December 2021?
What was the combined value, in £, of the parking fines your organisation gave out from 1 January to 31 December 2021, broken down by month?
How many staff were responsible for issuing parking fines for your organisation from 1 January to 31 December 2021?

Response date: 20 April 2022

Response: Response to this request - 855761.

March

Reference: A1346629

Subject: Car parking penalty charges.

How many parking fines have been issued in 2021, and the first quarter of 2022?
How much is the total value of parking fines which have been issued in 2021, and in the first quarter of 2022?
How many car parking machines are there under your authority?
How many of those car parking machines do not accept cash?

Response date: 24 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346629.

Reference: A1346560

Subject: Car parking permits and penalty charge notices.

Response date: 4 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346560.

Reference: A1346494

Subject: Information for electric vehicle strategy.

Response date: 3 March 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346494.

January

Reference: A1346209

Subject: Information regarding car parking and road closure for Christmas markets.

How many FPNs did you issue for littering in 2021?
How many FPNs for littering in 2021 were paid?
How many FPNs issued for littering in 2021 were prosecuted for failing
to pay the FPN?
What is the full price of a Littering (FPN)?
Do you have a discounted price for a littering FPN and if yes, how long is the discounted period? For example, the FPN will be discounted to £50 if paid within 10 days.

Response date: 13 January 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346209.

Reference: A1346225

Subject: How many parking fines has your authority issued each finance year over the following five full years.

2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21

Response date: 6 January 2022

Response: Response to this request - A1346225.

2021

November

Reference: A1345952

Subject: Information regarding car parking and road closure for Christmas markets.

Response date: 5 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345952.

October

Reference: A1345835

Subject: Please could you tell me how long each of the electric car charging points at Radcliffe-on-Trent have been used for since they were installed?

Response date: 5 October 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345835.

September

Reference: A1345582

Subject: Request for anonymised information relating to public electric vehicle (EV) charging points provided by Rushcliffe Council on behalf of DevicePilot Ltd.

Response date: 7 September 2021

Response: Response to this request - A1345582.