Information about the total number of parking tickets issued in Newcastle and where the most tickets were given out has been released.
Road layout changes and the introduction of a new Clean Air Zone designed to reduce polluting road traffic in the city centre mean it is becoming easier for motorists to fall foul of the law on Tyneside. With fewer on-street parking spaces, data from Newcastle City Council reveals an increase in on-street parking fines over the last two years. There was a huge 64,536 tickets issued for on-street parking in 2022.
This marks a huge increase from pre-covid levels from 2019/20, where there were around 55,000 penalty charge notices issued for the same charge.
Prestige car experts at Anglo Scottish Asset Finance has also revealed the 10 worst streets in Newcastle for parking fines.
5. St Andrew's Street
St Andrew's Street between St James' Park and Chinatown saw 857 parking tickets given out across last year. Photo: Google
6. Clayton Street
Clayton Street is another city centre road causing headaches for drivers. A total of 851 parking tickets were issued there in 2022. Photo: Google
7. Northumberland Road
Northumberland Road's close proximity to city centre shops, O2 City Hall and Newcastle University mean the street saw 725 parking tickets in 2022. Photo: Google
8. Grainger Street
In 2022 there were 623 parking tickets issued along Grainger Street. Photo: Google