Airport parking penalties

Summary

The requester asked for six years of data on airport parking fines, revenue, and enforcement actions, but the Department of Infrastructure only disclosed the number of fines issued and paid, stating that revenue and enforcement data are held by Treasury and the Courts of Justice respectively.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not hold revenue data as it is collected by Treasury.
• Enforcement actions for unpaid fines are the responsibility of the Courts of Justice.
• A total of 2,752 parking tickets were issued over the past six years.
• The total approximate value of fines issued was £165,120.
• The response covers the period from 01/04/2019 to 31/03/2025.

Data Disclosed

• 2,752
• £165,120
• 01/04/2024 – 31/03/2025
• 36
• 17
• 4
• 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024
• 1011
• 520
• 74
• 01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023
• 1663
• 823
• 121
• 01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022
• 9
• 5
• 2
• 01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021
• 3
• 1
• 0
• 01/04/2019 – 31/03/2020
• 30
• 21
• 1

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held by the authority (revenue held by Treasury, enforcement held by Courts of Justice)

Original Request

Please advise for each of the last 6 years: 1. Number of parking fines issued to users of the IOM long and short stay parks, total value of fines issues and total monies received against those fines. 2. Net income derived from these fines 3. Proportion of fines not paid for which additional action was taken to recover parking fees, split by action type To include fines associated with Ringo parking

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: 4680697 27 June 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 22 May 2025, which states:

"Please advise for each of the last 6 years:

1. Number of parking fines issued to users of the IOM long and short stay parks, total value of fines issues and total monies received against those fines.

2. Net income derived from these fines

3. Proportion of fines not paid for which additional action was taken to recover parking fees, split by action type

To include fines associated with Ringo parking"

While the Department of Infrastructure aims to provide information wherever possible, in this instance it does not hold some of the information you have requested. This is because the Department does not have responsibility for all aspects of the parking fine process.

Specifically, the Department does not receive any revenue derived from airport parking fines, as these monies are collected by Treasury. Furthermore, while the Department issues the fines, responsibility for enforcement actions relating to unpaid fines lies with the Courts of Justice. As such, any information relating to revenue collection or enforcement outcomes is not held by this Department.

In reference to Section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act, you may wish to contact Treasury and the Courts of Justice, who may be able to help you.

I have detailed below the information that is held.

The Department of Infrastructure can confirm that, over the past six years, a total of 2,752 parking tickets were issued in the airport car parks, giving a total approximate value of £165,120.

Please refer to the table below for a detailed breakdown of these fines.

PERIOD Fixed Penalty Notices Issued Fixed Penalty Notices Paid Total Number of Fines Per Year Not Paid 01/04/2024 – 31/03/2025 36 17 4 01/04/2023 – 31/03/2024 1011 520 74 01/04/2022 – 31/03/2023 1663 823 121 01/04/2021 – 31/03/2022 9 5 2 01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 3 1 0 01/04/2019 – 31/03/2020 30 21 1

Please quote the reference number 4680697 in any future communications.

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