Car parking bay sizes - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Car parking bay sizes
FOI Number
2024143
Date Received
26/01/2024
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
1. Do you have a standard parking bay size which is in place across your car parks?
a. For Q1, Are there plans to enlarge the standard parking bay size in car parks?
2. Since 23rd January 2014, how many PCNs have been issued for parking outside of the lines in car parks?
a. For Q2, please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the figures
b. For Q2, please provide the value in (£) of the PCNs paid, also providing a year-by-year breakdown
3. Are cars exceeding a certain length banned from any of your car parks?
a. For Q3, if size rules are enforced, from what date did the council start doing so.
b. For Q3, if size rules aren’t enforced, are there plans to do so?
4. How many PCNs have been issued to people for parking these banned cars in car parks since 23rd January 2014?
a. For Q4, please provide a year-by-year breakdown of the figures
b. For Q4, please provide the value in (£) of the PCNs paid, also providing a year-by-year breakdown
5. What is the total number of PCNs issued in car parks from 23rd January 2014?
Response
Yes, where possible the bays are 2.5m x 5m. No 1202 2014 = 184
2015 = 156
2016 = 103
2017 = 136
2018 = 97
2019 = 110
2020 = 79
2021 = 84
2022 = 106
2023 = 142
2024 Up to 23/01/2024 = 5 2014 = £1470
2015 = £1250
2016 = £990
2017 = £1440
2018 = £830
2019 = £980
2020 = £700
2021 = £670
2022 = £1030
2023 = £2230
2024 Up to 23/01/2024 = £60 Vehicles are not permitted to park if they cannot fit within marked parking bays. This has always been the case, enforcement is primarily carried out in pay and display car parks. N/A N/A N/A 2014 = 1147
2015 = 1419
2016 = 1340
2017 = 1923
2018 = 1873
2019 = 1528
2020 = 959
2021 = 1589
2022 = 1485
2023 = 2026
2024 Up to 23/01/2024 = 87
More information is also available through our Scottish Borders Council website where we give details of our monthly parking charges /revenue for all our Off Street Pay and Display car parks. Enclosed is the link.
Please also note that Scottish Borders Council does not carry out On-Street parking enforcement. The responsibility for this is with Police Scotland.
