National Scrap Cars cars experts said Waltham Forest won more than 6 million from parking fines last year.
To compile this data, national scrap cars used numbers of only closed penalty load notices (PCN) with the lowest possible fine, which is £ 40 for a lower level ‘PCN PCN within 14 days.
According to the data, the Waltham Forest Council delivered 158,440 PCN closed last year and obtained £ 6,337,600 in revenue from them.
National Scrap Cars wrote: “As an authority of London Bajo Ulez (ultra -low emission zone), drivers in Walthamstow are subject to strict application measures to regulate parking and traffic flow, which can make parking rules more difficult to understand.
“Motorists are urged to verify the regulations before parking and leave their vehicles.”
This figure was less than only the Manchester City Council that issued 365,031 PCNS and made £ 14,601,240.
Councilor Clyde Lokes, deputy director and member of the Cabinet for the quality and climate of the air in the Waltham Forest Council, said: “We work hard to make sure that the pavements and the public are clear for pedestrians and other road users
“All tickets are issued in line with national regulations, and we always follow legal guidelines.
“Any income of parking fines is used to improve local roads, benefit all road users and pay freedom passes to keep the largest and disabled residents connected.
“Helping to keep our pavements and accessible and open neighborhoods ensures that residents can enjoy being out of security, supporting small businesses and keeping healthy people.”
Drory Potter, an expert in vehicles in National Scrap Car, said: “For many tips, the money obtained from parking fines is essential to finance local services such as transport infrastructure, road maintenance and public services.
“Then, unlike parking fines in private ownership lands, motorists can comfort in fines that pay their advice that reinveys themselves in their community.
“That said, we hope that drivers take note of our findings and use them to inform more careful parking decisions to avoid unnecessary fines.”
