The streets in Bristol where you're most likely to get a parking fine have been revealed.
Figures from Bristol City Council show that more than 80,000 fines were issued in the city in 2021, with the council making more than £2.4 million from giving out tickets.
While 80,599 parking fines were issued in total, 10,854 are still yet to be paid, while a further 4,585 have been successfully appealed. The worst street for fines saw more than 2,500 issued.
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Bristol City Council was also asked to provide the data for streets where none or only fine had been issued last year, but this information was not released. The data was obtained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by BristolLive, which also showed that the council made £2,402,207 in revenue from parking fines.
Here are the streets in Bristol which saw the highest number of parking fines issued in 2021:
1. Gloucester Road, Bishopston: 1,771
2. The Horsefair, city centre: 1,439
3. Berkeley Square, Clifton: 1,097
4. Hotwell Road, Hotwells: 997
5. Gloucester Road, Horfield: 989
6. The Grove car park, city centre: 971
7. Whiteladies Road, Clifton: 904
8. West Street, St Philips: 864
9. Callowhill Court, city centre: 799
10. Union Street, city centre: 777
11. Old Market Street, Old Market: 710
12. Redcliff Street, Recliffe: 623
13. Canons Way, city centre: 598
14. Poplar Way East, Avonmouth: 574
15. Stapleton Road, Eastville: 537
16. Brunswick Square car park: 487
17. Fishponds Road, Fishponds: 487
18: Park Place, Clifton: 439
19. Queen Square, city centre: 435
20. Trenchard Street MSCP: 428
Fines were issued across the city for a host of different reasons. The main reasons for fines being issued were:
- Yellow lines: 21,858
- Parked without payment: 16,214
- Loading/unloading: 10,296
- Not displaying permit: 10,139
- Parked in loading bay: 3,715
- Resident or shared place: 3,362
- Disabled bay no badge: 2,195
- Displaying invalid permit: 2,015
- Parked longer than permitted: 1,976
- No payment made (tel): 1,526
