A key report into appeals that went to a Parking Adjudicator shows that Dover District Council has the second highest percentage of Penalty Charges Notices (PCNs) upheld in the country, with 79% found in favour of the Council. This is according to the National Parking Adjudication Services' latest annual report. The report also reveals that the rate of appeal per PCN issued throughout England and Wales was 0.28%, but is 0.07% for Dover District, and only 14 appeals went to the Parking Adjudicator out of 19,623 PCNs issued in the district.
Cllr Nigel Collor, Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management said: "This is an outstanding result, which shows that Parking Services is acting in a reasonable, fair and consistent manner when considering appeals to PCNs, and staff are to be congratulated. We remain fully committed to appropriate enforcement, and while we would always encourage motorists to appeal if they are not satisfied, these results should reassure people that Parking Services continues to provide a professional service managing and maintaining parking and access throughout the district."
The full report is available on the Traffic Penalty Tribunal website (click on downloads/ annual report 2006) on www.trafficpenaltytribunal.gov.uk
