Fixed Penalty Notices for Promenade Parking

Summary

The request sought monthly statistics on fixed penalty notices issued for incorrect parking disc times between 8:00am and 10:00am from January 2022 to July 2024. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed the data, providing totals for all locations and a specific breakdown for the Douglas Promenade.

Key Facts

• The data covers fixed penalty notices for Offence 05.2 (displaying incorrect time on disc) issued Monday to Saturday between 08:00 and 10:00.
• A total of 190 notices were issued across all locations in 2022, 237 in 2023, and 216 in the partial year of 2024.
• Specific figures for the Douglas Promenade only were provided, totaling 51 in 2022, 52 in 2023, and 38 in 2024.
• The highest monthly count for all locations occurred in May 2024 with 44 notices.
• The response was issued on 9 September 2024 with reference number 4061725.

Data Disclosed

• 190
• 237
• 216
• 51
• 52
• 38
• 44
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 08:00
• 10:00
• Offence 05.2
• 4061725
• 2024-09-09
• 2024-08-15

Original Request

Please confirm how many fixed penalty notices were issued between 8:00am and 10:00am on Mondays to Saturdays (inclusive) in each of the following months for the reason that the disc displayed the incorrect time. Please do not include in the figures any fixed penalty notices that were issued after 10:00am. January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024

Data Tables (1)

Data Tables (reformatted)

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: 4061725 9 September 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 15 August 2024, which states:

"Please confirm how many fixed penalty notices were issued between 8:00am and 10:00am on Mondays to Saturdays (inclusive) in each of the following months for the reason that the disc displayed the incorrect time. Please do not include in the figures any fixed penalty notices that were issued after 10:00am.

January 2022
February 2022
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022
June 2022
July 2022
August 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
December 2022
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
July 2023
August 2023
September 2023
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
January 2024
February 2024
March 2024
April 2024
May 2024

June 2024
July 2024"

Our response to your request is as follows:

Fixed Penalty Notices issued for Offence 05.2 – Displaying incorrect time on disc between 08:00 and 10:00, Monday to Saturday (inclusive) Jan-22 25 Jan-23 18 Jan-24 31 Feb-22 28 Feb-23 12 Feb-24 18 Mar-22 14 Mar-23 19 Mar-24 24 Apr-22 21 Apr-23 19 Apr-24 13 May-22 20 May-23 20 May-24 44 Jun-22 10 Jun-23 3 Jun-24 18 Jul-22 15 Jul-23 18 Jul-24 42 Aug-22 9 Aug-23 15 Total 190 Sep-22 25 Sep-23 9

Oct-22 17 Oct-23 18

Nov-22 22 Nov-23 26

Dec-22 31 Dec-23 39

Total 237 Total 216

Fixed Penalty Notices issued for Offence 05.2- Displaying incorrect time on disc between 08:00 and 10:00, Monday to Saturday (inclusive) – Douglas Promenade only. Jan-22 4 Jan-23 2 Jan-24 8 Feb-22 11 Feb-23 0 Feb-24 4 Mar-22 4 Mar-23 4 Mar-24 9 Apr-22 3 Apr-23 2 Apr-24 2 May-22 7 May-23 7 May-24 10 Jun-22 1 Jun-23 2 Jun-24 5 Jul-22 3 Jul-23 2 Jul-24 13 Aug-22 4 Aug-23 5 Total 51 Sep-22 2 Sep-23 2

Oct-22 4 Oct-23 5

Nov-22 1 Nov-23 1

Dec-22 8 Dec-23 6

Total 52 Total 38

Please quote the reference number 4061725 in any future communications.

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Jessie FOI Response Team