Parking Tickets Douglas Area Merton Bank to Tynwald Street

Summary

A request was made for detailed monthly parking ticket statistics for specific streets in Douglas for 2021 and January 2022, but the Department of Infrastructure responded that the information is not held in the requested format.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold parking ticket data broken down by month and specific street as requested.
• Parking tickets are entered manually into a database.
• Statistics and figures are only produced at the end of each financial year.
• Available data is held by year and offence type rather than by specific location or month.
• The request was formally closed on 18 February 2022.

Data Disclosed

• 2021
• Jan 2022
• 26 January 2022
• 18 February 2022
• 2215450

Original Request

The request is or the parking ticket information for the area encompassing Allan Street, Merton bank to Tynwald street , the specific streets are listed below. Data to include 2021 full year and all available data for Jan 2022. Data to be broken down by month for each street listed below. Below the list of locations is a list of the information being requested on the monthly basis. Locations: Merton Bank Allan Street Peveril Street Clarke Street Tynwald Street Orry Street Peveril Terrace Parr Street Additional data for each location being requested: Number of tickets Split of Time of day issued (to the closest Hour) Value of Tickets Split of Infraction codes Number up held Number contested Number overturned Number of tickets which are given to the same vehicle Classification of vehicle (Private, private oversize, commercial, government) Number of tickets provided to individuals who live at an an address within this list of locations

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 2215450 18 February 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 26 January 2022 and which states:

"The request is or the parking ticket information for the area encompassing Allan Street, Merton bank to Tynwald street , the specific streets are listed below. Data to include 2021 full year and all available data for Jan 2022. Data to be broken down by month for each street listed below. Below the list of locations is a list of the information being requested on the monthly basis. Locations: Merton Bank Allan Street Peveril Street Clarke Street Tynwald Street Orry Street Peveril Terrace Parr Street Additional data for each location being requested: Number of tickets Split of Time of day issued (to the closest Hour) Value of Tickets Split of Infraction codes Number up held Number contested Number overturned Number of tickets which are given to the same vehicle Classification of vehicle (Private, private oversize, commercial, government) Number of tickets provided to individuals who live at an an address within this list of locations"

Our response to your request is as follows: While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the public authority does not hold the information requested in the format requested. Parking

tickets are entered manually into a database, and statistics/figures are produced at the end of each financial year. Parking ticket figures are held by year and offence.

Please quote the reference number 2215450 in any future communications.

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If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
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